Ruǎn
Pinyin

Definition

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Ruǎn
  1. surname Ruan
  2. small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of modern-day Gansu Province
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ruǎn
  1. ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute

Character Decomposition

Related Words (2)

Ruǎn
  1. 1 surname Ruan
  2. 2 small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of modern-day Gansu Province
dà ruǎn
  1. 1 daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range

Sample Sentences

你说的这是老西湖十景,现在还有新西湖十景,你听着啊,分别是:云栖竹径、满陇桂雨、虎跑梦泉、龙井问茶、九溪烟树、吴山天风、阮墩环碧、黄龙吐翠、玉皇飞云、宝石流霞。
nǐshuōde zhè shì lǎoxīhúshíjǐng ,xiànzài háiyǒu xīn xīhúshíjǐng ,nǐ tīng zhe ā ,fēnbié shì :yúnqī zhújìng 、mǎnlǒng guìyǔ 、hǔ pǎo mèng 、Lóngjǐng wènchá 、jiǔxī yānshù 、Wúshān tiānfēng 、ruǎndūn huánbì 、huánglóng tùcuì 、yùhuáng fēiyún 、bǎoshí liúxiá 。
You're talking about the old ten scenes from the West Lake, now there are the new ten scenes from the West Lake, I'll tell you them, they are: 'The Bamboo-lined Path through the Nest of Clouds', 'Rain of Osmanthus petals in Manjuelong Village', 'Dreaming of the Tiger Spring', 'Dragon Well Tea Plantation', 'Nine Creeks among the Misty Trees', 'The Heavenly Breeze over Wu Mountain', 'Duke Ruan's Pier Encircled by Greenery', 'Yellow Dragon Cave Spewing Jade Green', 'Clouds Flying over Jade Emperor Hill' and 'Red Skies over Precious Stone Mountain'.
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