ruan (Chinese plucked lute family)
~ String instrument
Description
Family of Chinese plucked lutes
Annotation
still missing:
soprano: gaoyinruan (高音阮, lit. "high pitched ruan")
alto: xiaoruan (小阮, lit. "small ruan")
tenor: zhongruan (中阮, lit. "medium ruan")
bass: daruan (大阮, lit. "large ruan")
contrabass: diyinruan (低音阮, lit. "low pitched ruan")
Annotation last modified on 2025-11-14 16:53 UTC.
Relationships
| from: | China |
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| subtypes: | daruan (Bass ruan) zhongruan (Tenor ruan) |
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| derivations: | yueqin (Traditional Chinese lute) |
