阮 = 阝 + 元

阮 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “ancient musical instrument: surname”. It is built from 阝 (place) and 元 (first).

Keyword: ancient musical instrument: surname
Pinyin (Mandarin): ruǎn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: древний музыкальный инструмент: фамилия

Decomposition

ids

阝 place
元 first

How to find 阮 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “place” + “first”. 阮 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 阮 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.