ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute
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surname Ruan / small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC) located in the southeast of present-day Gansu Province
see 阮[]
see 阮[]
zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range
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)
Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City
Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016