阮 元

Ruǎn Yuándictionary entry

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

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Original source entry:

阮元阮元 [Ruan3 Yuan2] /scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)/

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阮
ruǎn
ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute
Ruǎn
surname Ruan / small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC) located in the southeast of present-day Gansu Province
元
yuán
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first / original / primary / (bound form) basic / fundamental / (bound form) constituent / part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument / variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon
Yuán
surname Yuan / Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

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