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阮
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- 阮
- ruǎn · ancient musical instrument: surname
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3 · ruan3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jyun2 · jyun5
Cantonese word readings for 阮. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- a surname, Ruan, Yuen, and Nguyễn
- (historical) state of Ruan (a small state during the Shang Dynasty)
- ruan (a Chinese long-necked fretted round-bodied plucked lute)
character · Etymology 2
- (Hokkien) I; my
character · Etymology 3
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) The name of a mountain.
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 原 (yuán), only used in 五阮關／五阮关
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