Chinese surname

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The Chinese surname 關 (Mandarin guān, Cantonese gwaan1) is spelled Kuan, Kwan in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	guān
Cantonese (Jyutping)	gwaan1
Simplified	关
Definition (Unihan)	frontier pass; close; relation

Spelling tree of 關

關 is spelled 2 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Kuan	Hokkien
Kwan	Cantonese

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Spellings of 關 in Malaysia

KuanSpelling common in Hokkien romanizationAlso stands for 管, 官
KwanSpelling common in Cantonese romanizationAlso stands for 关

Character readings and definition: Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how the name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.