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阮
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ancient musical instrument:

HSK 10
Society →Government
Ruǎn, ruǎn
ゲン
완, 원
Components
阝 mound+ 元 beginning =
阮 ancient musical instrument:
阝
fù mound
place
元 Phonetic component
yuán beginning
first
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Notes
Similar Characters
檃 阢 祁 numerous邨 hamlet-village郤 opening陀 steep bank陟 scale隙 rift邓 Deng (surname) (simp)邗 an ancient place邘 state in Henan province (iii)邙 henan邛 distress邝 Kuang (surname) (simp)邠 county邡 name of a (90a1)邢 Xing (surname)邬 various place names (simp)邯 city in Hebei province邰 shanxi
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
阮
Regular
Modern
Chinese
阮 [Ruǎn]
surname Ruan; small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of modern-day Gansu Province
阮 [ruǎn]
ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
阮 えん
En surname
阮 がん
Gan surname
阮 けん
Ken surname
阮 げん
Gen surname
阮 みん
Min surname
阮 グエン
Nguyen surname
CHINESE WORDS (9)
阮晋勇 [Ruǎn​Jìn​yǒng] #48,493
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam (2006-)
阮晋勇 [Ruǎn​Jìn​yǒng] #48,493
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam (2006-)
阮元 [Ruǎn​Yuán] #57,091
scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)
阮咸 [ruǎn​xián] #64,053
see 阮[ruǎn]
阮崇武 [Ruǎn​Chóng​wǔ] #64,980
Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan
阮安 [Ruǎn​An] #72,979
Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City
中阮 [zhōng​ruǎn]
zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range
大阮 [dà​ruǎn]
daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range
阮琴 [ruǎn​qín]
see 阮[ruǎn]
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
阮朝 [げんちょう] #316,137
Nguyen dynasty (Vietnam; 1802-1945)
阮咸 [げんかん]
ruanxian (4 or 5-stringed Chinese lute)