阮

ruǎn
ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute

CEDICT

  1. (historical) state of Ruan (a small state during the Shang Dynasty)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) The name of a mountain.
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 原 (yuán), only used in 五阮關／五阮关
  4. The name of a mountain.
  5. a surname, Ruan, Yuen, or Nguyễn
  6. alternative form of 原 (yuán), only used in 五阮關／五阮关
  7. ruan (a Chinese long-necked fretted round-bodied plucked lute)
  8. state of Ruan (a small state during the Shang Dynasty)
  9. we; our

Wiktionary

  1. 乐器名。一种弹拨乐器。参见「阮咸」条。
  2. 国名。为殷商时的小国，故城约在今大陆地区甘肃省泾川县东南。后为周文王所灭。
  3. 姓。如晋代有阮籍。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

阮 Ruǎn
  1. surname Ruan
  2. small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC) located in the southeast of present-day Gansu Province

Containing this entry

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
阮咸 ruǎnxián see 阮 ruǎn
阮琴 ruǎnqín see 阮 ruǎn
阮朝 Ruǎncháo
阮囊羞涩 ruǎnnángxiūsè