阮

阮 U+962E, 阮 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-962E ← 阭 [U+962D] CJK Unified Ideographs 阯 → [U+962F]

阮 U+F9C6, 阮 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F9C6 ← 暈 [U+F9C5] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 劉 → [U+F9C7]

Translingual

Han character

阮 (Kangxi radical 170, 阜+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 弓中一一山 (NLMMU), four-corner 7121₁, composition ⿰阝元)

Derived characters

• 𠴉, 𢭫, 𦰟

Additional Derived Characters

• 𪮀, 𪲭, 𫆻

See also

• 𢴝

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1346, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41569
• Dae Jaweon: page 1848, character 18
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4116, character 6
• Unihan data for U+962E

• Unihan data for U+F9C6

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (元) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
冠	*kŋoːn, *kŋoːns
莞	*kŋoːn, *ɦŋoːn, *ɦŋroːnʔ
脘	*ŋkoːnʔ
筦	*ŋkoːnʔ
梡	*ŋ̊ʰoːnʔ, *ɦŋoːn, *ɦŋoːnʔ
岏	*ŋoːn
刓	*ŋoːn
园	*ŋoːn
忨	*ŋoːn, *ŋoːns
蚖	*ŋoːn, *ŋon
黿	*ŋoːn, *ŋon
抏	*ŋoːn
玩	*ŋoːns
貦	*ŋoːns
翫	*ŋoːns
妧	*ŋoːns
完	*ɦŋoːn
捖	*ɦŋoːn
垸	*ɦŋoːn, *ɦŋoːns
綄	*ɦŋoːn, *ɦŋoːnʔ
院	*ɦŋoːn, *ɦŋons
皖	*ɦŋoːnʔ, *ɦŋroːnʔ
晥	*ɦŋoːnʔ
浣	*ɦŋoːnʔ
頑	*ŋroːn, *ŋroːn
睆	*ɦŋroːnʔ
鯇	*ɦŋroːnʔ
元	*ŋon
沅	*ŋon
芫	*ŋon
杬	*ŋon
邧	*ŋon, *ŋonʔ
阮	*ŋon, *ŋonʔ
俒	*ɦŋuːn, *ɦŋuːns

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋon, *ŋonʔ): semantic 阝 + phonetic 元 (OC *ŋon).

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		阮

“ruan (musical instrument)”

The ruan is named after Chinese scholar 阮咸 (Ruǎn Xián) of the Six Dynasties period, who played this instrument.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruǎn (ruan³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyun² / jyun⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngun⁴

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ngiôn

  (Hailu, HRS): ngion^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ngion³

• Northern Min (KCR): nṳ̌ing
• Eastern Min (BUC): nuōng / uōng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): uei³ / uinn³ / uang³ / uong³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ńg / goán / oán / úiⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): nguêng² / nguang²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gnioe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎn
    • Wade–Giles: juan³
    • Yale: rwǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roan
    • Palladius: жуань (žuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jyun² / jyun⁵
    • Yale: yún / yúhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn² / jyn⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun² / yun⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn³⁵/, /jyːn¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡun²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiôn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngion^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngion¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯on²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngion^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋion⁵³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ngion³
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋiɔn³¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: nṳ̌ing
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nyiŋ²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: nuōng / uōng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nˡuoŋ³³/, /uoŋ³³/

Note:

• nuōng - instrument;
• uōng - surname.

• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: uei³
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ôiⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uei⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: uinn³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ũĩ³³²/
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: uang³
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: uâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uaŋ⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: uong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uoŋ³³²/

Note:

• uei3/uinn3 - vernacular (incl. surname);
• uang3/uong3 - literary.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ńg
    • Tâi-lô: ńg
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngr
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Tainan, Kinmen): /ŋ̍⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Lukang): /ŋ̍⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋ̍⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goán
    • Tâi-lô: guán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goarn
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oán
    • Tâi-lô: uán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oarn
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /uan⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /uan⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: úiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: uínn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: vuie
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou, Yilan): /uĩ⁵³/

Note: ńg/úiⁿ - surname.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: nguêng² / nguang²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nguéng / nguáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋueŋ⁵²/, /ŋuaŋ⁵²/

Note:

• nguêng2 - Chaozhou;
• nguang2 - Shantou.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gnioe
    • MiniDict: nyoe^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyyoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲyø²³/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 阮
Mandarin	Beijing	/ʐuan²¹⁴/
	Harbin	/ʐuan²¹³/ /yan²¹³/
	Tianjin	/yan¹³/ /ʐuan¹³/
	Jinan	/yã⁵⁵/
	Qingdao	/yã⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/ʐuan⁵³/
	Xi'an	/vã⁵³/
	Xining	/yã²⁴/
	Yinchuan	/ʐuan⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/vɛ̃n⁴⁴²/
	Ürümqi	/van⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/yɛn⁴²/
	Chengdu	/zuan⁵³/
	Guiyang	/zuan⁴²/
	Kunming	/ʐuã̠⁵³/
	Nanjing	/ʐuaŋ²¹²/
	Hefei	/ʐʊ̃²⁴/
Jin	Taiyuan	/zuæ̃⁵³/
	Pingyao	/ʐuɑŋ⁵³/
	Hohhot	/ʐuæ̃⁵³/
Wu	Shanghai	/ȵyø²³/
	Suzhou	/ɦiø³¹/
	Hangzhou	/ʔyõ⁵³/
	Wenzhou	/ȵy³⁵/
Hui	Shexian	/ne³⁵/
	Tunxi	/yɛ²⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/yẽ⁵⁵/
	Xiangtan	/yẽ⁴²/
Gan	Nanchang
Hakka	Meixian	/ŋion³¹/
	Taoyuan
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/jyn³⁵/
	Nanning	/yn²⁴/
	Hong Kong	/jyn³⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/guan⁵³/ /ŋ⁵³/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/ŋuoŋ³²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/nyiŋ²¹/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/uaŋ⁵³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/zuaŋ²¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: ngjwonX

Rime
Character	阮
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	虞遠切
Baxter	ngjwonX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋʉɐnX/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋʷiɐnX/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiuɐnX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋuanX/
Li Rong	/ŋiuɐnX/
Wang Li	/ŋĭwɐnX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋi̯wɐnX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyun5

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋonʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	阮
Reading #	2/2
No.	16153
Phonetic component	元
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	阮
Old Chinese	/*ŋonʔ/

Definitions

阮

1. a surname, Ruan, Yuen, or Nguyễn

   阮籍  ―  Ruǎn Jí  ―  Ruan Ji (one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove)

2. (historical) state of Ruan (a small state during the Shang Dynasty)
3. ruan (a Chinese long-necked fretted round-bodied plucked lute)

Synonyms

• (instrument): 阮咸 (ruǎnxián), 阮咸琵琶 (ruǎnxián pípá), 月琴 (yuèqín), 秦琵琶 (qínpípá), 秦漢琵琶／秦汉琵琶, 秦漢子／秦汉子 (qínhànzǐ), 阮琴

Compounds

• 中阮 (zhōngruǎn)
• 低音阮
• 南阮
• 南阮北阮
• 大阮 (dàruǎn)
• 小阮
• 撥阮 / 拨阮
• 賢阮 / 贤阮
• 阮咸 (ruǎnxián)
• 阮囊羞澀 / 阮囊羞涩 (ruǎnnángxiūsè)
• 阮孚蠟屐 / 阮孚蜡屐
• 高音阮

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (阮):

• → Vietnamese: Nguyễn (阮)

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		阮
alternative forms		我 㐾 我儂／我侬 滾／滚 Xianyou

Contraction of 我儂／我侬 (góa-nâng, “we”). See 儂 (“person; pronoun suffix”) for more.

Pronunciation

• Puxian Min (Xianyou, Pouseng Ping'ing): guong³ / gng³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): goán / gún

  (Teochew, Peng'im): uang² / ung² / ng²

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• Puxian Min
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: guong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuoŋ³³²/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kŋ̍³³²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Kinmen, Magong, Yilan, Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goán
    • Tâi-lô: guán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goarn
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan⁵⁵⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Tainan, Kinmen, Yilan): /ɡuan⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Tong'an, Taipei, Tainan, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Philippines, Wuqi)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gún
    • Tâi-lô: gún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: guon
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /ɡun⁵⁵⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Lukang): /ɡun⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Tong'an): /ɡun³¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Tainan, Yilan): /ɡun⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: uang² / ung² / ng²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: uáng / úng / ńg
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uaŋ⁵²/, /uŋ⁵²/, /ŋ⁵²/

Note:

• uang2 - Shantou, Jieyang;
• ung2 - Chaozhou;
• ng2 - Chenghai.

Definitions

阮

1. (Hokkien, Teochew, Xianyou Puxian Min, exclusive) we; our

   阮欲來去廣州。 [Teochew, trad.]
   阮欲来去广州。 [Teochew, simp.]

   uang² ain³ lai² ke³ geng² ziu¹ [Peng'im]

   We are going to Guangzhou.

2. (Hokkien) I; my

   阮老爸 [Hokkien]  ―  gún lāu-pē [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  my father

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 我們 (“we; us (exclusive or no distinction of clusivity)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		我, 吾儕, 吾等, 我等, 吾曹, 我曹, 我輩, 吾輩
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		我們
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	我們, 姆們
	Taiwan	我們
	Chengde	我們
	Ulanhot	俺們
	Tongliao	俺們
	Chifeng	我們
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	我們
	Heihe	我們, 俺們
	Qiqihar	我們, 俺們
	Harbin	我們, 俺們
	Jiamusi	我們, 俺們
	Baicheng	我們, 俺們
	Changchun	我們, 俺們
	Tonghua	我們, 俺們
	Shenyang	我們, 俺們
	Jinzhou	我們
	Malaysia	我們
	Singapore	我們
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	我們
	Tangshan	我們
	Cangzhou	我們, 俺們
	Baoding	我們, 俺們
	Shijiazhuang	俺們
	Lijin	我們, 俺
	Jinan	我們, 俺們, 俺, 俺這夥
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	我們
	Dandong	我們, 俺, 俺們
	Yantai	我們, 俺
	Yantai (Muping)	俺
	Qingdao	我們, 俺
	Zhucheng	我們, 俺, 俺們
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	我們, 俺們, 俺
	Lingbao	我
	Jining	俺
	Wanrong	我的, 我
	Linfen	我們, 我家
	Shangqiu	我們, 俺, 俺們
	Yuanyang	我們, 俺
	Zhengzhou	俺, 我們 literary
	Xinyang	我們
	Baihe	我們
	Xi'an	俺的, 俺, 我的, 我, 我們
	Dingbian	我們
	Baoji	我們, 我的, 𠊎的
	Tianshui	我們, 我的
	Xining	我們
	Xuzhou	俺, 我們
	Fuyang	我們, 俺們, 俺幾個
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	我們
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	我們
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	我們, 卬們, 阿們
	Bayanhot	我們
	Lanzhou	我們
	Dunhuang	我們
	Hami	我們
	Ürümqi	我們
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	我們
	Nanchong	我們
	Dazhou	我們
	Hanyuan	我們
	Xichang	我們
	Zigong	我們
	Chongqing	我們
	Wuhan	我們
	Xiangyang	我們
	Tianmen	我們
	Guiyang	我們
	Zunyi	我們
	Bijie	我們
	Zhaotong	我們
	Dali	我們
	Kunming	我們
	Mengzi	我們兒
	Guilin	我們
	Liuzhou	我們
	Nanning (Xiakuojie)	我哋
	Nanning (Wuming)	我們
	Nanning (Fucheng, Wuming)	我們
	Binyang (Nanjie)	我們
	Jishou	我們
	Changde	我們
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	我們
	Hanzhong	我們
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	我們
	Yangzhou	我們, 們, 我輩兒
	Lianyungang	我們
	Lianshui	我們
	Nantong	我恁, 我倈
	Anqing	我們
	Wuhu	我們
	Hefei	我們
	Huanggang	我家
	Hong'an	我們, 我家
Cantonese	Guangzhou	我哋
	Hong Kong	我哋
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	我哋
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	我哋
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	我哋, 我俚
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	我俚
	Macau	我哋
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	我哋
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	我哋
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	我啲
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	我班人
	Foshan	我哋
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	我哋
	Foshan (Shunde)	我哋
	Foshan (Sanshui)	我哋
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Huancheng)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Nanlang)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Xiaolan)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Dongsheng, Xiaolan)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Tanbei, Xiaolan)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Henglan)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Dongfeng)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Nantou)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Fusha)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Shalang)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Gangkou)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Huangpu)	我俚
	Zhongshan (Sanjiao)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Langwang, Minzhong)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Minzhong)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Guzhen)	偔
	Zhongshan (Banfu)	我哋
	Zhongshan (Tanzhou)	我哋
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	我哋
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	我哋
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	偔
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	偔
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	偔
	Taishan	我
	Kaiping (Chikan)	我
	Enping (Niujiang)	我喊齊
	Heshan (Yayao)	我
	Dongguan	我哋
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	我哋
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	我哋
	Shaoguan	我哋
	Yunfu	我哋
	Yangjiang	偔
	Xinyi	我哋
	Lianjiang	我哋
	Nanning	我哋
	Wuzhou	我哋
	Yulin	我人
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	俺
	Baise	我哋
	Qinzhou	我哋
	Beihai	我哋
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	我哋
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	我哋
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	我哋
	Singapore (Guangfu)	我哋
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	我哋
Móng Cái	我哋
Gan	Nanchang	我個俚, 我等, 我們
	Lichuan	我多
	Pingxiang	我俚, 巷俚
Hakka	Meixian	𠊎等人, 𠊎兜人, 𠊎儕
	Xingning	𠊎兜人
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	我, 我咧, 我大家, 我茶家
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	我, 我咧
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	我俚
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	我, 我咧
	Huidong (Daling)	𠊎兜人
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	吾兜
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	我俚
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	我咧
	Boluo (Bendihua)	我, 我齊家
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	𠊎兜
	Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)	吾兜, 𠊎兜
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	吾哋
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	吾哋
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	𠊎兜
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	𠊎兜
	Wuhua (Changbu)	𠊎兜
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	𠊎兜
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	我咧
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	我俚
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	我咧
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	我, 我咧
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	我哋
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	我咧
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	我哋
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	𠊎等
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	𠊎俚
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	我根
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	我哋
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	阿俚
	Liannan	𠊎俚
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	𠊎兜
	Jiexi	𠊎兜儕
	Changting	𠊎儕們, 𠊎儕
	Wuping	𠊎等人
	Wuping (Pingyu)	𠊎等人, 𠊎兜
	Liancheng	𠊎大全
	Ninghua	𠊎人, 𠊎多人
	Yudu	𠊎底
	Ruijin	𠊎班人
	Shicheng	𠊎郎人
	Shangyou (Shexi)	𠊎子人
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	𠊎兜, 𠊎等, 𠊎兜人, 𠊎兜儕, 𠊎這兜
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	𠊎等, 𠊎等人
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	𠊎兜, 𠊎等, 𠊎兜人, 𠊎兜儕
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	吾等, 吾這兜, 吾這兜人
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	𠊎兜, 𠊎等, 𠊎兜人, 𠊎兜儕
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	𠊎人
	Hong Kong	𠊎哋
	Luchuan	𠊎俚
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	我們
	Bobai (Shahe)	𠊎人
	Bobai (Longtan)	𠊎大家人
	Bobai (Lingping)	𠊎哋, 𠊎啲人
	Bobai (Lingjiao)	𠊎人, 𠊎兜人
	Sabah (Bao'an)	𠊎兜
	Sabah (Longchuan)	𠊎兜
	Senai (Huiyang)	吾兜
	Kuching (Hepo)	我儕, 吾儕, 𠊎兜儕
	Singkawang	𠊎兜儕
Huizhou	Jixi	我人
	Shexian	我人
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	我人
	Xiuning	我人
	Yixian	我儂
	Qimen	我大家
	Wuyuan	俺家, 刷俺
	Dexing	我拉
	Jingde	阿啊
	Shitai (Xianyu)	我些人
Jin	Taiyuan	我們, 俺們
	Pingyao	我家, 我家們家, 我們
	Yangyuan	我們
	Datong	我們
	Xinzhou	我們, 俺們, 俺
	Lüliang (Lishi)	俺們
	Changzhi	我家
	Taibus (Baochang)	我們
	Linhe	我們
	Jining	我們
	Hohhot	我們
	Baotou	我們
	Dongsheng	我們
	Haibowan	我們
	Erenhot	我們, 俺們
	Pingshan	我們, 俺們
	Zhangjiakou	我們
	Handan	我們, 俺們
	Linzhou	我們, 俺們
	Suide	我們
Northern Min	Jian'ou	我人, 我夥人
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	我人
	Songxi	俺叢人
	Zhenghe	我人
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	我人
	Jianyang	我夥人
	Wuyishan	我夥人
	Pucheng (Shibei)	我人, 我多人
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	我各儂, 儂家各儂, 儂家
	Fuzhou (Changle)	儂家
	Fuqing	儂家, 儂家各儂, 我各儂
	Pingtan	儂家
	Yongtai	儂家各儂
	Gutian	我各儂
	Fu'an	我儕
	Ningde	我儕儂, 我儕
	Shouning	我儂
	Zhouning	我儕
	Fuding	我儂
	Matsu	儂家
	Singapore (Fuqing)	我各儂
Southern Min	Xiamen	阮
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	阮
	Quanzhou	阮
	Jinjiang	阮
	Nan'an	阮
	Shishi	阮
	Hui'an	阮
	Anxi	阮
	Yongchun	阮
	Dehua	阮
	Zhangzhou	阮
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	阮
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	阮
	Hua'an	阮
	Nanjing	阮
	Pinghe	阮
	Zhangpu	阮
	Yunxiao	阮
	Zhao'an	阮
	Dongshan	阮
	Taipei	阮
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	阮
	Kaohsiung	阮
	Yilan	阮
	Changhua (Lukang)	阮
	Taichung	阮
	Tainan	阮
	Hsinchu	阮
	Kinmen	阮
	Penghu (Magong)	阮
	Penang (Hokkien)	我儂
	Singapore (Hokkien)	我儂, 阮, 阮儂
	Manila (Hokkien)	阮
	Medan (Hokkien)	我儂
	Longyan	我儂
	Zhangping	我儂
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	我儂
	Datian	我夥
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	阮儂
	Chaozhou	阮
	Shantou	阮
	Jieyang	阮
	Haifeng	阮, 阮儂
	Singapore (Teochew)	阮, 阮儂
	Batam (Teochew)	我儂
	Pontianak (Teochew)	我儂
	Leizhou	我儂
	Wenchang	我儂
	Haikou	我儂
	Singapore (Hainanese)	我儂
Puxian Min	Putian	我輩
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	我厝, 阮
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	我輩
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	我輩
	Xianyou	阮, 我輩
	Xianyou (Fengting)	阮
	Xianyou (Youyang)	我輩
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	我人
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	我哋
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	我哋
Shehua	Fu'an	𠊎人
	Fuding	𠊎人
	Luoyuan	𠊎人
	Sanming	𠊎仔
	Shunchang	𠊎個人
Wu	Shanghai	阿拉, 我伲 dated, 伲 dated
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	我㑚
	Shanghai (Fengxian)	我㑚, 阿㑚
	Shanghai (Jinshan)	我㑚, 阿㑚
	Shanghai (Qingpu)	伲
	Shanghai (Jiading)	我伲
	Shanghai (Chongming)	我俚
	Suzhou	伲
	Wuxi	我俚
	Danyang	我己
	Hangzhou	我們
	Ningbo	阿拉, 象拉
	Wenzhou	我倈
	Jinhua	我郎, 昂
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	我道
Xiang	Changsha	我們, 我屋裡
	Xiangtan	我人
	Loudi	我俺
	Shuangfeng	我俚, 卬俚
	Quanzhou	俺

Dialectal synonyms of 我 (“I”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		吾, 我, 余, 予, 台, 朕 for emperors, 臣, 愚 humble
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		我, 本人, 鄙人 humble, 在下 humble, 不才 humble
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	我
	Taiwan	我
	Langfang	我
	Chengde	我
	Ulanhot	我
	Tongliao	我
	Chifeng	我, 咱
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	我
	Heihe	我, 俺
	Qiqihar	我, 俺
	Harbin	我, 俺
	Jiamusi	我, 俺, 咱
	Baicheng	我
	Changchun	我
	Tonghua	我, 咱
	Shenyang	我
	Jinzhou	我
	Malaysia	我
	Singapore	我
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	我
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	我
	Tangshan	我
	Cangzhou	我, 俺
	Baoding	我
	Shijiazhuang	我, 俺
	Lijin	我, 俺
	Weifang (Weicheng)	我, 俺
	Weifang (Fangzi)	我, 俺
	Changle	我, 俺
	Shouguang	我, 俺
	Rizhao	我, 俺
	Wulian	我, 俺
	Jinan	我, 俺
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	我
	Dandong	我, 俺
	Yantai	我, 俺
	Yantai (Muping)	我, 俺
	Qingdao	我, 俺
	Weifang (Hanting)	我, 俺
	Changyi	我, 俺
	Gaomi	我, 俺
	Zhucheng	我, 俺
	Anqiu	我, 俺
	Linqu	我, 俺
	Qingzhou	俺
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	我, 俺
	Lingbao	我
	Jining	我, 俺
	Wanrong	我, 俺
	Linfen	我
	Shangqiu	我, 俺
	Yuanyang	我, 俺
	Zhengzhou	我, 俺
	Kaifeng	我, 俺
	Xinyang	我
	Ankang	我
	Baihe	我
	Xi'an	我, 俺 †
	Baoji	我
	Tongxin	我
	Guyuan	我
	Tianshui	我
	Xining	我
	Yanqi	我
	Xuzhou	我, 俺, 咱
	Xuzhou (Jiawang)	俺, 我
	Pizhou	俺, 我
	Suining	我
	Xinyi	我, 俺
	Fengxian	我, 俺
	Suqian	俺
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	我, 俺
	Donghai	我, 俺
	Fuyang	我, 俺
	Bengbu	我, 俺
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	我
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	我
	Zhongwei	我
	Lanzhou	我
	Dunhuang	我
	Hami	我
	Ürümqi	我
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	我
	Chengdu (Xindu)	我
	Nanchong	我
	Nanbu	我
	Dazhou	我
	Hanyuan	我
	Xichang	我
	Zigong	我
	Chongqing	我
	Wuhan	我
	Yichang	我
	Xiangyang	我
	Tianmen	我
	Lhasa	我
	Guiyang	我
	Zunyi	我
	Bijie	我
	Liping	我
	Zhaotong	我
	Dali	我
	Kunming	我
	Mengzi	我
	Guilin	我
	Guilin (Lingui)	我
	Guanyang	我
	Lipu	我
	Pingle	我
	Yangshuo	我
	Liuzhou	我
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	我
	Luzhai	我
	Nanning (Xiakuojie)	我
	Nanning (Fujian)	我
	Nanning (Wuming)	我
	Nanning (Fucheng, Wuming)	我
	Binyang (Nanjie)	我
	Shanglin (Sanli)	我
	Hechi (Yizhou)	我
	Jishou	我
	Changde	我, 頑, 俺
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	我
	Ziyang	我
	Hanzhong	我
	Dagudi (Maliba)	我
	Reshuitang (Longling)	我
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	我
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	我
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	我
	Yangzhou	我
	Yangzhou (Jiangdu)	我
	Baoying	我
	Gaoyou	我
	Yizheng	我
	Taizhou	我
	Taixing	我
	Taizhou (Jiangyan)	我
	Jingjiang (Dongxing)	我
	Zhenjiang	我
	Jurong	我
	Lianyungang	我, 俺
	Guanyun	我
	Guannan	我, 呣
	Huai'an (Huaiyin)	我
	Huai'an (Hongze)	我
	Lianshui	我
	Xuyi	我
	Jinhu	我
	Xinghua	我
	Nantong	我
	Rugao	我
	Rudong	我
	Hai'an	我
	Yancheng	我
	Dongtai	我
	Sheyang	我
	Funing	我
	Jianhu	我
	Xiangshui	我
	Shuyang	我
	Sihong	我, 俺
	Anqing	我
	Wuhu	我
	Hefei	我
	Chuzhou	我
	Huanggang	我
	Hong'an	我
Mandarin	Qinzhou (Longmengang)	我
Cantonese	Guangzhou	我
	Hong Kong	我
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	我
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	我
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	我
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	我
	Macau	我
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	我
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	我
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	我
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	我
	Foshan	我
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	我
	Foshan (Shunde)	我
	Foshan (Sanshui)	我
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	我
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	我
	Zhongshan (Huancheng)	我
	Zhongshan (Nanlang)	我
	Zhongshan (Xiaolan)	我
	Zhongshan (Dongsheng, Xiaolan)	我
	Zhongshan (Tanbei, Xiaolan)	我
	Zhongshan (Henglan)	我
	Zhongshan (Dongfeng)	我
	Zhongshan (Nantou)	我
	Zhongshan (Fusha)	我
	Zhongshan (Shalang)	我
	Zhongshan (Gangkou)	我
	Zhongshan (Huangpu)	我
	Zhongshan (Sanjiao)	我
	Zhongshan (Langwang, Minzhong)	我
	Zhongshan (Minzhong)	我
	Zhongshan (Guzhen)	我
	Zhongshan (Banfu)	我
	Zhongshan (Tanzhou)	我
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	我
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	我
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	我
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	𠊎
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	我
	Taishan	我
	Kaiping (Chikan)	我
	Enping (Niujiang)	我
	Heshan (Yayao)	我
	Dongguan	我
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	我
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	我
	Qingyuan	我
	Fogang	我
	Yingde (Hanguang)	我
	Yangshan	我
	Lianshan (Butian)	我
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	我
	Shaoguan	我
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	我
	Renhua	我
	Lechang	我
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	我
	Sihui	我
	Guangning	我
	Deqing	我
	Huaiji	我
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	儂
	Yunfu	我, 儂
Xinxing	我
Luoding	我
Yunan (Pingtai)	我
Yangjiang	我
Xinyi	我
Maoming (Xinpo)	我
Lianjiang	我
Wuchuan (Wuyang)	我
Nanning	我
Wuzhou	我
Yulin	我
Hepu (Lianzhou)	我
Hepu (Shatian)	我
Guiping	我
Guiping (Jintian)	我
Guiping (Jiangkou)	我
Guiping (Madong)	我
Guiping (Mule)	我
Pingnan	我
Pingnan (Danzhu)	我
Mengshan (Xihe)	我
Guigang (Gangcheng)	儂, 我
Guigang (Nanjiang)	我
Guigang (Pingdong)	我
Beiliu	我
Baise	我
Bobai	我
Lingshan	我
Pubei	我
Qinzhou	我
Qinzhou (Changtan)	我
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	我
Beihai	我
Beihai (Nankang)	我
Beihai (Yingpan)	我
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	我
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	我
Ningming	我
Hengzhou	我
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	儂
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	我
Chongzuo (Laituan)	我
Fusui (Qujiu)	我
Danzhou	我
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	我
Penang (Guangfu)	我
Singapore (Guangfu)	我
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	我
Móng Cái	我
Gan	Nanchang	我
	Nanchang (Wangcheng)	我
	Anyi	我仂
	Lushan	我
	Pengze	我
	Duchang	我, 我濃
	Wuning (Quankou)	我
	Poyang	我
	Yugan	阿, 我郎
	Wannian	阿
	Hengfeng	阿, 阿仂
	Yanshan (Hekou)	阿, 阿仂
	Leping	阿
	Yichun	我
	Yifeng	阿
	Gao'an	我
	Fengxin	我
	Shanggao	我
	Wanzai	我
	Fengcheng	我
	Xinyu	阿, 我
	Fuzhou (Shangdundu)	我
	Fuzhou (Dongxiang)	阿仂
	Nancheng	阿
	Nanfeng	阿仂, 阿
	Yihuang	我
	Lichuan	我, 阿
	Chongren	我
	Pingxiang	巷
	Lianhua	我
	Ji'an	阿, 我
	Yongfeng	我
	Taihe	我
	Xiajiang	我
	Yongxin	我
	Yingtan (Yujiang)	阿
	Guixi	阿, 阿仂
	Jianning	我
	Jinxian	我
	Jinxi	阿
	Le'an	我
	Guangchang	阿
	Anfu	我
	Suichuan	𠊎
	Wan'an	𠊎
	Jing'an	我
	Zhangshu	我
	Xingan	我
	Fenyi	我
Hakka	Meixian	𠊎
	Xingning	𠊎
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	我
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	我
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	我
	Huiyang	𠊎
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	我
	Huidong (Daling)	𠊎
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	𠊎
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	我
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	我
	Boluo (Bendihua)	我
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	𠊎
	Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)	𠊎
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	𠊎
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	𠊎
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	𠊎
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	𠊎
	Wuhua (Changbu)	𠊎
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	𠊎
	Wuhua (Meilin)	𠊎
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	我
	Zijin	我
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	我
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	我
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	我
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	我
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	我
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	我
	Wengyuan	𠊎
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	𠊎
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	𠊎
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	我
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	我
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	𠊎
	Liannan	𠊎
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	𠊎
	Jiexi	𠊎
	Luhe	𠊎
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	𠊎
	Changting	𠊎
	Shanghang	𠊎
	Longyan (Yongding)	𠊎
	Wuping	𠊎
	Wuping (Yanqian)	𠊎
	Wuping (Pingyu)	𠊎
	Liancheng	𠊎
	Ninghua	𠊎
	Qingliu	𠊎
	Yudu	𠊎
	Ningdu	𠊎
	Ruijin	𠊎
	Shicheng	𠊎
	Shangyou (Shexi)	𠊎
	Tonggu (Sandu)	𠊎
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	𠊎
	Ganzhou (Nankang)	𠊎
	Dayu	𠊎
	Dingnan	𠊎
	Longnan	𠊎
	Xunwu	𠊎
	Huichang	𠊎
	Chongyi	𠊎
	Xingguo	𠊎
Miaoli (N. Sixian)	𠊎
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	𠊎
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	𠊎
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	𠊎
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	𠊎
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	𠊎
Hong Kong	𠊎
Yangxi (Tangkou)	𠊎
Yangchun (Sanjia)	𠊎
Xinyi (Sihe)	𠊎
Xinyi (Qianpai)	𠊎
Gaozhou (Xindong)	𠊎
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	𠊎
Huazhou (Xin'an)	𠊎
Lianjiang (Shijiao)	𠊎
Lianjiang (Qingping)	𠊎
Mengshan (Xihe)	𠊎
Luchuan	𠊎
Luchuan (Daqiao)	𠊎
Bobai (Shahe)	𠊎
Bobai (Longtan)	𠊎
Bobai (Lingping)	𠊎
Bobai (Lingjiao)	𠊎
Beiliu (Tang'an)	𠊎
Mashan (Pianlian)	我
Sabah (Longchuan)	𠊎, 我
Senai (Huiyang)	𠊎
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	𠊎
Singkawang	𠊎
Singapore (Dabu)	𠊎
Bangkok (Meixian)	𠊎
Huizhou	Jixi	我
	Shexian	我, 阿
	Wuyuan	我
	Fuliang	我
	Dexing	我
	Chun'an (Qiandaohu)	我
	Jiande (Meicheng)	黨, 卬
	Jiande (Shouchang)	我, 我儂
Jin	Taiyuan	我, 俺 †, used only by females
	Yangyuan	我, 俺
	Datong	我
	Xinzhou	我, 俺
	Lüliang (Lishi)	我, 俺
	Changzhi	我
	Linhe	我
	Jining	我, 俺
	Hohhot	我, 俺
	Erenhot	我, 俺
	Pingshan	我, 俺
	Zhangjiakou	我
	Handan	我, 俺
	Linzhou	我, 俺
	Suide	我
Northern Min	Jian'ou	我, 俺
	Songxi	我
	Zhenghe	我
	Jianyang	我
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	我, 奴
	Fuzhou (Changle)	我
	Lianjiang	我
	Fuqing	我
	Pingtan	我
	Yongtai	我
	Minqing	我
	Gutian	我
	Pingnan	我
	Luoyuan	我
	Fu'an	我
	Ningde	我
	Xiapu	我
	Zherong	我
	Shouning	我
	Zhouning	我
	Fuding	我
	Taishun	我
	Cangnan	我
	Singapore (Fuqing)	我
	Sitiawan (Gutian)	我
Southern Min	Xiamen	我, 阮, 遮人, 遮的人
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	我
	Quanzhou	我, 阮
	Jinjiang	我
	Nan'an	我
	Shishi	我
	Hui'an	我
	Anxi	我
	Yongchun	我
	Dehua	我
	Zhangzhou	我, 阮, 遮人, 遮的人
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	我
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	我
	Hua'an	我
	Nanjing	我
	Pinghe	我
	Zhangpu	我
	Yunxiao	我
	Zhao'an	我
	Dongshan	我
	Taipei	我, 阮 GT
	Taipei (Wanhua)	我
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	我
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	我
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	我
	Kaohsiung	我
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	我
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	我
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	我
	Yilan	我
	Changhua (Lukang)	我
	Taichung	我
	Taichung (Wuqi)	我
	Tainan	我
	Taitung	我
	Hsinchu	我
	Kinmen	我
	Penghu (Magong)	我
	Penang (Hokkien)	我
	Singapore (Hokkien)	我
	Manila (Hokkien)	我
	Longyan	我
	Zhangping	我
	Datian	我
	Shunchang (Pushang)	我
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	我
	Guilin (Biyange)	我
	Cangnan	我
	Chaozhou	我
	Shantou	我
	Shantou (Chenghai)	我
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	我
	Jieyang	我
	Haifeng	我
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	我
	Singapore (Teochew)	我
	Batam (Teochew)	我
	Pontianak (Teochew)	我
	Wenchang	我, 儂 polite/humble
	Haikou	我
	Singapore (Hainanese)	我, 儂 polite/humble
Puxian Min	Putian	我, 㑚
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	我
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	我
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	我
	Xianyou	我, 㑚
	Xianyou (Fengting)	我
	Xianyou (Youyang)	我
Central Min	Yong'an	我
	Sanming (Shaxian)	我
	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	我
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	伉
	Guangze	伉
	Jiangle	我
	Mingxi	我
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	我
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	我
	Nanning (Shajing)	我
	Binyang	我
	Binyang (Xinqiao)	我
	Wuxuan (Laishan)	我
	Wuxuan (Zhangcun)	我
	Chongzuo (Laituan)	我
	Liucheng (Yangmei)	我
	Liucheng (Guzhai)	我
	Liucheng (Liming)	我
	Rongshui	我
	Hechi (Desheng, Yizhou)	我
	Luocheng (Niubi)	我
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	我
	Guilin (Chaoyang)	我
	Guilin (Dongbianzhou)	我
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	我
	Guilin (Wutong, Lingui)	我
	Lingchuan (Sanjie)	我
	Lingchuan (Tanxia)	我
	Pingle (Zhangjia)	我
	Yangshuo (Jima)	我
	Yongfu (Tangbao)	我
	Zhongshan (Gong'an)	我
Shehua	Jingning (Hexi)	我
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	我
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	吾
Wu	Shanghai	我, 阿拉
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	唔奴, 奴
	Shanghai (Fengxian)	唔奴
	Shanghai (Jinshan)	阿奴
	Shanghai (Qingpu)	吾
	Shanghai (Jiading)	唔, 唔儂
	Shanghai (Yuepu, Baoshan)	是我
	Shanghai (Chongming)	我
	Suzhou	我, 奴
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	吾, 吾奴
	Wuxi	我
	Changshu	我
	Nantong (Haimen)	我
	Jiaxing	我奴
	Jiashan	我奴, 我
	Pinghu	我奴, 我
	Haining (Yanguan)	我
	Tongxiang	我
	Haiyan	我, 活儂, 活奴
	Changzhou	我
	Danyang	我
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	我
	Huzhou	是我
	Changxing	我, 是我
	Anji	我
	Deqing	我
	Hangzhou	我
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	我, 是我
	Hangzhou (Lin'an)	我, 是我, 什我
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	我, 是我
	Hangzhou (Xiaoshan)	我
	Tonglu	我, 是我
	Tonglu (Wusheng)	我
	Shaoxing	我
	Zhuji	我
	Shengzhou	我
	Xinchang	我
	Ningbo	我, 我儂, 像我
	Ningbo (Zhenhai)	我
	Ningbo (Fenghua)	我
	Yuyao	我
	Cixi	我
	Xiangshan	我, 像我
	Zhoushan	伢
	Taizhou (Huangyan)	我
	Tiantai	我
	Xianju	我
	Sanmen	我
	Linhai	我
	Wenling	我俚
	Wenzhou	我
	Yueqing	我
	Yongjia (Fenglin)	我
	Rui'an	我
	Pingyang	我
	Taishun	我
	Wencheng	我
	Lishui	我
	Qingtian	我
	Jinyun	我, 動我
	Wuyi (Liucheng)	我
	Songyang (Xiping)	我
	Yunhe	我
	Jingning	我
Qingyuan	我
Longquan	我
Quzhou	我
Suichang	我, 我儂
Jiangshan	我
Changshan	我
Kaihua	我, 我儂
Longyou	我, 我儂
Jinhua	我, 我儂
Jinhua (Tangxi)	我, 我儂
Yiwu	我
Yongkang	我
Pujiang	我
Dongyang	我
Wuyi	我, 我儂
Lanxi	我, 我儂
Shangrao	阿儂
Shangrao (Guangfeng)	阿
Yushan	阿, 儂
Xiang	Changsha	我
	Loudi	我
	Shuangfeng	我, 卬
	Hengyang	我
	Quanzhou	我
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	我
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	我
Note	† - as an attributive, used without 的; GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		阮

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuán (yuan²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuán
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²
    • Yale: ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuan
    • Palladius: юань (juanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: ngjwon

Rime
Character	阮
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	愚袁切
Baxter	ngjwon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋʉɐn/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋʷiɐn/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiuɐn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋuan/
Li Rong	/ŋiuɐn/
Wang Li	/ŋĭwɐn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋi̯wɐn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyun4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋon/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	阮
Reading #	1/2
No.	16152
Phonetic component	元
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	元
Old Chinese	/*ŋon/

Definitions

阮

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) The name of a mountain.
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 原 (yuán), only used in 五阮關／五阮关

Japanese

Kanji

阮

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: ごん (gon)
• Kan-on: げん (gen)^{←げん (gen, historical)←ぐゑん (gwen, ancient)}
• Tō-on: がん (gan)^{←ぐわん (gwan, historical)}

Korean

Hanja

阮 • (wan, won) (hangeul 완, 원, revised wan, won, McCune–Reischauer wan, wŏn, Yale wan, wen)

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Vietnamese

Han character

阮: Hán Việt readings: nguyễn
阮: Nôm readings: nguyễn

1. chữ Hán form of Nguyễn (“a surname from Chinese”)

   阮必成 ― Nguyễn Tất Thành