surname Ruan
阮 is a 6 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as ruǎn in the third tone.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 阮
Definitions for 阮 pronounced as ruǎn
- surname Ruan
- small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of modern-day Gansu Province
Vocabulary
The most common words for 阮 — see all
- daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range
- scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)
- zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range