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The name Nguyen in Chinese / Japanese...

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Nguyen / Ruan

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阮 is the original Chinese character that represented the Vietnamese surname Nguyễn before Vietnam stopped using Chinese characters and romanized their language. It is probably the most common surname in all of Vietnam. While romanized as Nguyen, it sounds more like the English word “Win” or “When.” 阮 can also represent the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam, which lasted from 1802 to 1945.

阮 is also the Chinese surname Ruan, most Chinese with this surname have ancestors from a small state named Ruan during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of modern-day Gansu Province.

In Japanese, this can be the rare surnames pronounced Min, Gen, Ken, Gan, or En.

Besides a surname, this character also represents an ancient musical instrument.


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

 Pronunciation
Romanization		 Simple Dictionary Definition

阮

see styles		 ruǎn
    ruan3
juan
 guen
    グエン

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Nguyen / Ruan
ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute
(surname) Nguyen

阮安

see styles		 ruǎn ān
    ruan3 an1
juan an

阮安
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Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City

阮朝

see styles		  genchou / gencho
    げんちょう

阮朝
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Nguyen Dynasty (Vietnam; 1802-1945); (personal name) Nguyen Dynasty

嘉隆帝

see styles		  jaaron dee / jaron dee
    ジャーロン・デー

嘉隆帝
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(person) Emperor Gia Long (1762-1820; Nguyen dynasty, reigning: 1802-1820)

胡志明

see styles		 hú zhì míng
    hu2 zhi4 ming2
hu chih ming
 hoochimin
    ホーチミン

胡志明
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Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader; see also 胡志明市[Hu2 Zhi4 ming2 Shi4]
(1) (person) Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969); Nguyen Tat Thanh; (2) (place) Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam); (person) Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969); Nguyen Tat Thanh; (place-name) Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)

阮晉勇

阮晋勇

see styles		 ruǎn jìn yǒng
    ruan3 jin4 yong3
juan chin yung

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Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016

グエン朝

see styles		  guenchou / guencho
    グエンちょう

グエン朝
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Nguyen Dynasty (Vietnam; 1802-1945)

タイグエン

see styles		  taiguen
    タイグエン

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(place-name) Thai Nguyen (Vietnam)

グエンカオキ

see styles		  guenkaoki
    グエンカオキ

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(person) Nguyen Cao Ky

グエンフート

see styles		  guenfuuto / guenfuto
    グエンフート

グエンフート
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(person) Nguyen Huu Tho

Variations:
阮朝
グエン朝

see styles		  genchou(阮朝); guenchou(guen朝) / gencho(阮朝); guencho(guen朝)
    げんちょう(阮朝); グエンちょう(グエン朝)		 (hist) Nguyen dynasty (Vietnam; 1802-1945)

グエンヴァンリン

see styles		  guenanrin
    グエンヴァンリン

グエンヴァンリン
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(person) Nguyen Van Linh

グエンヴァンティエウ

see styles		  guenantieu
    グエンヴァンティエウ

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(person) Nguyen Van Thieu

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Nguyen
Ruan		阮 / 阮
阮		Min / Genruǎn / ruan3 / ruanjuan
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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