Category:Zhongruan
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Zhongruan (Chinese: zhong ruan,中阮; literally "medium ruan") is a Chinese plucked string instrument, in charge of a tenor-ranged instrument in the family of ruan (阮). Take note that it is different from a “moon guitar” (Yueqin, Chinese: yue qin,月琴), which also has a round sound box, but with shorter neck. (See also Category:Yueqin)
The zhongruan has a straight neck with 24 frets on the fingerboard and 4 strings. It is usually played with a plectrum (guitar pick). It can also be played with fingers (index finger and thumb with acrylic nails), which is similar to the way of playing the pipa (琵琶). In ancient China, the ruan was called Qin pipa (Qin Dynasty pipa, 秦琵琶) or Ruan xian (阮咸). Now the ruan has expanded to different sizes and the zhongruan is the "medium" one.
Media in category "Zhongruan"
The following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total.
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China – A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of China-WIPO Cooperation (53028103743).jpg 5,294 × 3,529; 10.9 MB
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Moon Lute from Western Wei Dynasty 535-557, 285th Cave of Mogao Caves.jpg 1,000 × 734; 235 KB
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Pipa - sound.ogg 11 s; 243 KB
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Playing Zhongruan - NENU - CPMT.jpg 3,472 × 4,624; 5.14 MB
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Ruanxian player in a Chinese Orchestra.jpeg 512 × 768; 72 KB
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Zhongruan - NENU - CPMT.jpg 4,624 × 3,472; 6.05 MB
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Zhongruan.jpg 3,072 × 2,304; 3.42 MB
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Zhongruan.ogg 32 s; 695 KB
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中阮琴栓 Tuning pegs of a Zhongruan.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 3.13 MB
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撥片與琴橋 Plectrum & Bridge.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 3.66 MB
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