Chinese name character
Chinese name character 冠
guān
The character 冠 (Mandarin guān) appears in 8 names and 3 syllables in this reference and is spelled Koon, Kuan, Kon, Guan and Kun in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “hat, crown, to excel”, “champion, to rank first” and “to rank first, to excel; hat, cap”.
- Names and syllables
- 11
- Malaysian spellings
- 7
- Strokes
- 9
- Attested in records
- 2
11 names and syllables in this reference have 冠 as one of their character options. For 2 of them, 冠 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.
Meanings of 冠: the recorded options
hat, crown, to excel
in 8 character options · attested
champion, to rank first
in 4 character options
to rank first, to excel; hat, cap
in 2 character options
champion, foremost
in 1 character options
crown, to rank first
in 1 character options
Unihan definition: cap, crown, headgear
What a name means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine; these are options, not one definite meaning.
Malaysian spellings of 冠
| Spelling | Romanization | attested in name records |
|---|---|---|
| Koon | Cantonese | attested in name records |
| Kuan | Hokkien · Teochew | possible |
| Kon | Hakka | possible |
| Guan | Mandarin | possible |
| Kun | Cantonese | possible |
| Kwan | Hokkien | possible |
| Quan | Hokkien | possible |
Readings of 冠 by dialect
Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin guān and Cantonese gun1.
8 names that can be written with 冠
3 syllables that can stand for 冠
Sources
- Wiktionary: 冠 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 冠 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Unicode Unihan Database: U+51A0 · unicode.org · meaning
Readings, meanings and stroke count: the character options in our name records and the Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how a name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.
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Frequently asked questions
What does 冠 mean in a name?
Our records give several meanings for 冠, including “hat, crown, to excel”, “champion, to rank first”, “to rank first, to excel; hat, cap”, “champion, foremost” and “crown, to rank first”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.
How is 冠 spelled in Malaysia?
In our records 冠 is spelled Koon (Cantonese), Kuan (Hokkien, Teochew), Kon (Hakka), Guan (Mandarin), Kun (Cantonese), Kwan (Hokkien) and Quan (Hokkien). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.
Is every Koon written 冠?
Not necessarily. The spelling Koon can also stand for 群, 根, 君. Only the family knows which character was chosen.