Chinese surname

顏颜

The Chinese surname 顏 (Mandarin yán, Cantonese ngaan4) is spelled Gan, Yan in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	yán
Cantonese (Jyutping)	ngaan4
Simplified	颜
Definition (Unihan)	face, facial appearance

Spelling tree of 顏

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

Spelling	Romanization
Gan	Hokkien
Yan	Mandarin

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Spellings of 顏 in Malaysia

GanSpelling common in Hokkien romanization
YanSpelling common in Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese romanizationAlso stands for 嚴, 甄

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