| 1 | 阮 | 阮 | ruǎn | Ruan3 | ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute; surname Ruan; small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of modern-day Gansu Province | | |
| 2 | 阮安 | 阮安 | ruǎn ān | Ruan3 An1 | Nguyen An (1381-1453), aka Ruan An, Vietnamese architect and engineer, principal designer of the Forbidden City | | |
| 3 | 阮崇武 | 阮崇武 | ruǎn chóng wǔ | Ruan3 Chong2 wu3 | Ruan Chongwu (1933-), third governor of Hainan | | |
| 4 | 阮晋勇 | 阮晉勇 | ruǎn jìn yǒng | Ruan3 Jin4 yong3 | Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-), prime minister of Vietnam 2006-2016 | | |
| 5 | 阮琴 | 阮琴 | ruǎn qín | ruan3 qin2 | see 阮 | | |
| 6 | 阮咸 | 阮咸 | ruǎn xián | ruan3 xian2 | see 阮 | | |
| 7 | 阮元 | 阮元 | ruǎn yuán | Ruan3 Yuan2 | scholar-official in the Qing dynasty (1764-1849) | | |