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ruan^¹

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Borrowed from Mandarin 阮 (short for 阮咸, ruǎnxián).

noun ruans

A Chinese long-necked fretted round-bodied plucked lute which has, since the mid-20th century, been produced in a family of five sizes (from low to high).
Similar: ruanqin

Ruan^²

proper noun

A village between Ennis and Corofin, County Clare, Ireland.
A village and commune in Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
A surname.
A male given name.

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@misc{ruan_2026,
  title = {ruan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ruan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}