阮 (Ruǎn): surname Ruan, ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute

阮 (Ruǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “surname ruan.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 阝 (mound). It ranks #4300 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 阝 mound6 strokesFrequency #4300

Definitions

  1. surname Ruan
  2. ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
大阮dà ruǎndaruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range
中阮zhōng ruǎnzhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range
阮安ruǎn ānNguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City
阮元ruǎn yuánscholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)
阮崇武ruǎn chóng wǔRuan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan
阮晋勇ruǎn jìn yǒngNguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016
阮琴ruǎn qínsee 阮[ruan3]
阮咸ruǎn xiánsee 阮[ruan3]
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Total compounds
75
As first character
25
As last character
0
As middle character

阮 appears in 8 compound words: 75 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

阮字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。

Ruǎn zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .

The way the character "Ruan" is written is quite unique, and it really left an impression on me.

Vietnam+Apr 2026

​顺化市推进阮朝时期系列重要工程修复工作

shùn huà shì tuī jìn Ruǎn cháo shí qī xì liè chóng yāo gōng chéng xiū fù gōng zuò

StheadlineMar 2026

林正峰拍内地短剧向日薪5万进发 阮嘉敏日拍廿粒钟搵命搏 顶级短剧明星年薪破...

lín zhèng fēng pāi nèi dì duǎn jù xiàng rì xīn 5 wàn jìn fā Ruǎn jiā mǐn rì pāi 廿 lì zhōng 搵 mìng bó dǐng jí duǎn jù míng xīng nián xīn pò . . .

Hk01.comMar 2026

阮经天小20岁女友正面曝!甜蜜逛街十指紧扣...

Ruǎn jīng tiān xiǎo 2 0 suì nǚ yǒu zhèng miàn pù ! tián mì guàng jiē shí zhǐ jǐn kòu . . .

Am730Mar 2026

阮政峰离开效力14年TVB 惊抑郁所以向外...

Ruǎn zhèng fēng lí kāi xiào lì 1 4 nián T V B jīng yì yù suǒ yǐ xiàng wài . . .

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 阮 (Ruǎn) mean in Chinese?
阮 (Ruǎn) primarily means "surname ruan." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #4300 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 阮 have?
阮 is written with 6 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 阮?
The radical associated with 阮 is 阝 (mound). This radical appears in many characters related to mound.
What are common words containing 阮?
Common words with 阮 include: 大阮 (dà ruǎn, "daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range"); 中阮 (zhōng ruǎn, "zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range"); 阮安 (ruǎn ān, "Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City"); 阮元 (ruǎn yuán, "scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)"); 阮崇武 (ruǎn chóng wǔ, "Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan"). There are over 8 compound words containing this character.
Is 阮 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 阮 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.