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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 comes in multiple sizes but the most popular of which is the zhongruan (medium/middle ruan) and daruan (large ruan). The zhongruan is typically tuned to G-D-G-D and the daruan to D-A-D-A. The zhongruan and daruan are typically used in the orchestra to fill in the lower sound sections of the orchestra.

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.

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.

Meaning Sandalwood; Red; Ascending; Tall.

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. It produces a sound just like the Pipa.

“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).

The standard tuning for Zhongruan is G2, D3, G3, D4. The Liuqin shares the same standard tuning as the Zhongruan, but one octave higher, so it's G3, D4, G4, D5. The standard tuning for Pipa is the most different amongst the three instruments, it's A2, D3, E3 and A3 .

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

The most familiar Hawaiian instrument is the 'ukulele, a small type of guitar. The instrument was probably introduced to Hawai'i in 1879 by Portuguese settlers from Madeira who brought with them a small guitar called the braguinha.

yueqin, Wade-Giles romanization yüeh-ch'in also called moon guitar, Chinese lute, one of a family of flat, round-bodied lutes found in Central and East Asia.

A Chinese lute known as a yueqin and also a moon-guitar; it has a circular disc shaped hollow wooden body with two curved lines carved into the face. It would have had four strings of silk attached to the four tuning pegs. It is played by plucking the strings.