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阮
Ruǎn
1.
surname Ruan
2.
small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of modern-day Gansu Province
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (7)
中阮
zhōngruǎn
zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa [[琵琶]] but bigger and lower range
大阮
dàruǎn
daruan or bass lute, like pipa [[琵琶]] and zhongruan [[中阮]] but bigger and lower range
阮元
RuǎnYuán
scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)
阮咸
ruǎnxián
ancient Chinese stringed instrument
阮安
RuǎnĀn
Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City
阮崇武
RuǎnChóngwǔ
Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan
阮晋勇
RuǎnJìnyǒng
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam (2006-)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- Character Frequency Rank
- 3,209
- Word Frequency Rank
- 34,086 of 84,292