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ruan

Chinese plucked string instrument
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ruan

Summary

ruan ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (365 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ruan is a type of lute[2].
  • ruan's Commons category is recorded as Ruan family instruments[3].
  • ruan's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[4].
  • ruan's different from is recorded as yueqin[5].

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Definition and Type

ruan is a type of lute[2].

Why It Matters

ruan ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (365 views/month).[1] ruan has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] ruan is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Gujin Tushu Jicheng
    P14541 → 2jxTKp
    Aliases → —
    Different from → yueqin
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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