# daruan

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A bass lute-like four-stringed chordophone of the ruan family of Chinese traditional instruments.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 大阮 (dàruǎn).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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