懂中文 Dong Chinese

阮

ruǎn

ancient musical instrument: surname

Components
阝 unknown component

阝  Unknown component

fù

  

hill, place

元 sound component

元  Sound component

yuán

  

first

Evolution

阮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
阮 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

阮  

ruǎn

ancient musical instrument: surname; ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute

阮  

Ruǎn

surname Ruan; small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of modern-day Gansu Province

Most common words with 阮
Freq.
Word
Meaning

阮

surname Ruan

阮晋勇

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam (2006-)

阮元

scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)

阮咸

surname Ruan

阮崇武

Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan