Many custom options...

Tan Paper and Copper Silk Love Wall Scroll
Red Paper and Ivory Silk Love Wall Scroll
Orange Paper Love Scroll
Crazy Blue and Gold Silk Love Scroll


And formats...

Love Vertical Portrait
Love Horizontal Wall Scroll
Love Vertical Portrait

in Chinese / Japanese...

Buy an calligraphy wall scroll here!

Nguyen / Ruan

Surname

 ruǎn
 jyun
 Min / Gen
 
Nguyen / Ruan Scroll

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.


Not the results for 阮 that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles
ruǎn
    ruan3
juan
 guen
    グエン

More info & calligraphy:

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

中阮

see styles
zhōng ruǎn
    zhong1 ruan3
chung juan
zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range

大阮

see styles
dà ruǎn
    da4 ruan3
ta juan
daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中 but bigger and lower range

阮元

see styles
ruǎn yuán
    ruan3 yuan2
juan yüan
scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)

阮咸

see styles
ruǎn xián
    ruan3 xian2
juan hsien
 genkan
    げんかん
see [ruan3]
ruanxian (4 or 5-stringed Chinese lute); ruan; (personal name) Genkan

阮安

see styles
ruǎn ān
    ruan3 an1
juan an
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
Nguyen Dynasty (Vietnam; 1802-1945); (personal name) Nguyen Dynasty

阮琴

see styles
ruǎn qín
    ruan3 qin2
juan ch`in
    juan chin
see [ruan3]

阮甫

see styles
 genpo
    げんぽ
(personal name) Genpo

阮籍

see styles
 genseki
    げんせき
(personal name) Genseki

阮崇武

see styles
ruǎn chóng wǔ
    ruan3 chong2 wu3
juan ch`ung wu
    juan chung wu
Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan

阮晉勇


阮晋勇

see styles
ruǎn jìn yǒng
    ruan3 jin4 yong3
juan chin yung
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016

箕作阮甫

see styles
 mitsukurigenpo
    みつくりげんぽ
(person) Mitsukuri Genpo (1799.10.5-1863.8.1)

箕作阮甫旧宅

see styles
 minosakugenpokyuutaku / minosakugenpokyutaku
    みのさくげんぽきゅうたく
(place-name) Minosaku Genpo (former residence)

Variations:
阮朝
グエン朝

see styles
 genchou(朝); guenchou(guen朝) / gencho(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)

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
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.


Dictionary

Lookup in my Japanese & Chinese Dictionary


Successful Chinese Character and Japanese Kanji calligraphy searches within the last few hours...

1 Corinthians 13:4-8100 Years of Happy MarriageA Journey of a Thousand MilesAaronAbadAbbyAbdielAbeerAbigaelAdapt and OvercomeAddiAddieAddisonAddyAdeleAdenAeriAguilarAikidoAileeAileyAimiAireenAjaniAjayAkashAkashiAkemiAkiraAkramAlanisAlastorAlbertoAlejandroAleshaAlfonsoAliaAlishaAliyaAlizayAllahAlmightyAlvinAlways FaithfulAmanAmandineAmeliaAminAmiraAmnaAnaliyahAngelAngelieAngusAnjaliAnkitAnkitaAnticoAnupAnushkaArcelArchangelArchieArctic FoxArelyAresAriaAriesArionArisaArlieArloArlynArnoldArraAsayama Ichiden-RyuAshrafAshwinAshwiniAsuraAvengerAveryAwarenessAyanAzuraAzureBaileyBalanced LifeBe Like WaterBeatriceBeautiful SpiritBelieve in YourselfBest Friends ForeverBhumikaBibekBig DipperBlack WolfBlacksmithBless This HouseBlessingsBlissBlood BrotherBoazBobbyBoboBodhiBon VoyageBoobaBrahmaviharaBrave the Wind and the WavesBreeBrendaBrettBritneyBruce LeeBrunoBrysonBuddhaBuddha Dharma SanghaBuddha ScrollBudoBushidoBushido CodeByakkoCadeCalm and CollectedCalm and Open MindCalm MindCamillaCandiceCarpe DiemCarsonCarterCasperCharismaChaudharyChekoCherieCherry BlossomChi EnergyChinaChinese Proverb ScrollChinese TeaChoiChop Wood Carry WaterChristianityChristinaChronusCianCiaraCillianCirceCocoColtonCommitmentConanCoraCoralieCorinneCosmosCourage and StrengthCraneCreedCrouching Tiger Hidden DragonCzech RepublicDaleDamianDanaDaniDanielaDark AngelDark OneDarnellDavisDedicationDejuanDelaneyDemetriusDerrickDesireeDestinyDeterminationDevinDionDisciplineDisneyDivine BlessingDivine LightDivine ProtectionDizonDominicDonaDoodDorothyDouble HappinessDragon and PhoenixDragon SoulDragon SpiritDragon WarriorDrake

All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.

When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.

Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!

When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.


A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.

A professional Chinese Calligrapher

Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form of art alive.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.

A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.


Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.