ruan

In ancient China, the ruan was called Qin pipa (Qin [Dynasty] pipa, 秦琵琶) or Ruan xian (阮咸). Now the ruan has expanded to different sizes and the zhongruan is the "medium" one.

“Ruan“ has over 2000 years of history. It was first named ruanxian, after a famous musician Ruan Xian, one of the reputed “Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove” of the Six Dynasties period in ancient China. In its hirtory, ruan was also termed as “qin pipa” and “yueqin” (moon-shaped lute).

While both instruments have a moon-shaped soundboard, the modern ruan uses a bridge, whereas the yueqin simply attaches the strings the frame, similar to the design of the pipa.

The Ruan is a lute with four strings, a fretted neck, 23 frets and is similar to the Pipa. The Ruan existed about 2000 years ago in the Western Jin Dynasty.

Irish and Scottish: variant of Ruane . Spanish (Ruán): nickname from ruán 'roan' (a color of horses) a variant of Ruano .

The ruan is a very ancient musical instrument with extant records going back to the Eastern Han dynasty (25 – 220 AD). By the Sui Tang period (581 – 907 AD), this instrument was already widely used, both within the courts and in music played by the common folk.

Chinese The ruan (Chinese: 阮; pinyin: ruǎn) is a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument.

Chinese plucked string instrument The ruan (Chinese: 阮; pinyin: ruǎn) is a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument. It is a lute with a fretted neck, a circular body, and four strings. Its four strings were formerly made of silk but since the 20th century they have been made of steel (flatwound for the lower strings).

The ruan is an indigenous Chinese plucked string instrument with over 2000 years of history. In the ancient time, ruan was also called qin pipa. The instrument received its present name after the famous player Ruan Xian.

Spanish (Ruán): nickname from ruán 'roan' (a color of horses) a variant of Ruano .

Chinese Ruan (Chinese: 阮; pinyin: Ruǎn; Wade–Giles: Juan, [ʐwàn]) is a Chinese surname.

Chinese plucked string instrument The ruan (Chinese: 阮; pinyin: ruǎn) is a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument. It is a lute with a fretted neck, a circular body, and four strings. Its four strings were formerly made of silk but since the 20th century they have been made of steel (flatwound for the lower strings).