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zhongruan

zhongruan noun: a plucked long-necked lute-like string instrument (chordophone) of Chinese origin, a medium-sized tenor ruan with four strings and twenty-four frets.

Noun

zhongruan

  1. A plucked long-necked lute-like string instrument (chordophone) of Chinese origin, a medium-sized tenor ruan with four strings and twenty-four frets.

Origin of zhongruan

From Mandarin 中阮 (zhōngruǎn).

Questions about zhongruan

What does zhongruan mean?
Zhongruan means a plucked long-necked lute-like string instrument (chordophone) of Chinese origin, a medium-sized tenor ruan with four strings and twenty-four frets.
What part of speech is zhongruan?
Zhongruan is a noun.

Words near zhongruan in the dictionary

  1. Zhonglu
  2. Zhongmu
  3. Zhongnanhai
  4. Zhongning
  5. Zhongqiu
  6. zhongruan
  7. Zhongs
  8. Zhongsha
  9. Zhongshan
  10. Zhongshan Station
  11. Zhongwei

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