Ruan (, ) is a

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version or is transcribed Oán and Ńg in

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version is romanized Jyun2 in the

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system or Yún in the

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system, or more commonly Yuen or Un (the latter is typical in

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(pronounced in Northern Vietnamese and in Southern Vietnamese), and is the most common

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Notable people named Ruan

* Ruan Zongze, Dr. Ruan served in the Chinese Embassy in the United States as Minister Counselor. Currently, he is Executive Vice President and a senior research fellow at CIIS. He is also editor-in-chief of the CIIS journal -China International Studies, and member of the UNDP Human Development Report Advisory Panel. * Ruan Chengfa, a Chinese politician, governor of Yun Nan and Party secretary of Wu Han. *

Ruan Yu Ruan may refer to: Buildings *Ruan Center, office building in Des Moines, Iowa *John Ruan House, historic mansion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Places *Ruan, County Clare, Ireland *Ruan, Loiret, France *Mont Ruan, Switzerland *Ruan Major and Ru ...

, a literature writer during Han Dynasty (Chinese: 阮瑀; ?-212) * Ruan Xiaoxu, a bibliography writer during North Southern and Northern Dynasties (Chinese: 阮孝緒; 479－536) *

Ruan Ji Ruan Ji (; 210–263), courtesy name Sizong (), was a Chinese musician and poet who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. The guqin melody ''Jiukuang ...

, is one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (Chinese: 阮籍;210-263) *

Ruan Xian Ruan Xian (fl. 3rd century), courtesy name Zhongrong, was a Chinese scholar who lived in the Six Dynasties period. One of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, he was a skilled player of the Chinese lute, an old version of pipa which has been ca ...

, a Chinese scholar who lived during the Six Dynasties period (Chinese: 阮咸;3rd century) *

Ruan Yuan Ruan Yuan (; 1764–1849), courtesy name Yuntai (云台), was a Chinese historian, politician, and writer of the Qing Dynasty who was the most prominent Chinese scholar during the first half of the 19th century. He won the ''jinshi'' degree i ...

, a scholar-official of renown in mid-Qing China prior to the Opium War (Chinese: 阮元, 1764-1849) *

Ruan Lingyu Ruan Lingyu (born Ruan Fenggen; April 26, 1910 – March 8, 1935), also known by her English name Lily Yuen, was a Chinese silent film actress. One of the most prominent Chinese film stars of the 1930s, her exceptional acting ability and suicid ...

, 20th-century Chinese actress (阮玲玉, 1910-1935) * Ruan Lufei, Chinese chess player (阮露斐, b. 1987) *

Ruan Xiaoqi Ruan Xiaoqi, also known as Ruan the Seventh, is a fictional character in ''Water Margin'', one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Living King Yama", he ranks 31st among the 36 Heavenly Spirits, the first third ...

, character in the novel Water Margin (阮小七) *

Ethan Juan Ethan Juan (, born 8 November 1982) is a Taiwanese actor and model. He rose to prominence with the television series ''Fated to Love You'' (2008). Juan won the Best Actor award at the 47th Golden Horse Awards for his role in '' Monga'' in 2010. ...

, a Taiwanese actor *

Wan Soon Bee Wan Soon Bee ( zh, s=阮顺美, p=Ruǎn Shùnměi) is a Singaporean former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Coast SMC, Pasir Panjang GRC, Brickworks GRC and West ...

, Singapore politician and businessman. *

Kitty Yuen Kitty Yuen (; born 23 November 1970) is a Hong Kong radio DJ, television host and actress. At 148 cm tall, she is one of the most petite entertainers in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Life and career Yuen studied at the Sacred Heart ...

, Hong Kong entertainer * Louis Yuen Siu-cheung, Hong Kong actor * John Ruan, an American businessman and founder of Ruan Transportation * Yongbin Ruan (born 1953), Chinese mathematician * Xinbo Ruan, Chinese engineer

Notable people named Ruan

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