阮(ruǎn)

6 strokes

surname Ruan

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Character information

Pinyin
ruǎn
Meaning
surname Ruan; small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC) located in the southeast of present-day Gansu Province
Strokes
6
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 阮 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰阝元

In this compound, 元 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

阝fǔ元yuán

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 阮 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 阮

Common words using 阮 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhōng中ruǎn阮

zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range

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dà大ruǎn阮

daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower ran…

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ruǎn阮yuán元

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

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ruǎn阮jìn晋yǒng勇

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016

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Related characters

From 阮’s common words

中大元晋勇

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