Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016

scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849)

Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan province

Nguyen An (1381-1453), Vietnamese architect and engineer who was a principal designer of the Forbidden City

zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa [[琵琶|琵琶|pi2 pa5]] but bigger and lower range

daruan or bass lute, like pipa and zhongruan but bigger and lower range