Chinese surname · rank 196
阮
阮 is read as ruǎn.
Pinyin
ruǎn
Script forms
Simplified and traditional 阮
Basic meaning
ancient musical instrument: surname
Five element
Earth
Origin
Time: Western Zhou tradition, 1046-771 BCE
Place: Ancient Ruan state-name tradition; Shijing preserves the antiquity of the place/state name.
Origin note
Ruan is commonly explained as a state-name surname from ancient Ruan. The Shijing context supports the antiquity of the place/state name.
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