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The sanxian is most popular in the north. Ruan ()- commonly referred to as Chinese guitar, is an ancient four-stringed moon-shaped lute with long and straight neck and various number of frets, dated back at least to Qin Daynasty (around 200 BC). Ruan is used to be called p'i-p'a (pipa) or qin-pipa.
Pipa/Ruan/Yueqin/Liuqin/Sanxian. The pipa (Chinese: çµç¶; pinyin: p p) is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments (å¼¹æ¨ä¹å¨/å½æ¥æ¨å¨).Sometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12 26.Another Chinese 4 string plucked lute is the liuqin, which looks like a smaller version of the pipa. The ruan (é®, pinyin: ruÇn) is a Chinese plucked string instrument.ometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12 26. Another Chinese 4 string plucked lute is the liuqin, which looks like a smaller version of the pipa. The ruan (é®, pinyin: ruÇn) is a Chinese plucked string instrument.