Chinese surname
Surname Gan
顏
Gan is a Hokkien spelling of the Chinese surname 顏, meaning face.
Characters for the surname Gan
The spelling Gan is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 顏
face; surname
Hokkien gân / Mandarin yán
attested
- 颜
face; surname (simplified form)
Hokkien gân / Mandarin yán (simplified form of 顏)
attested
Possible characters for Gan
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 顏 | yán · Hokkien |
Other spellings of the same character
- Yan 顏Mandarin (pinyin), Cantonese
About the surname Gan
Gan is a spelling of the surname 顏 (simplified 颜) from the literary Hokkien reading gân, which is used for the surname. The character means face or countenance. In Cantonese it is ngaan4 (Ngan) and in Mandarin Yan.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 顏 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 顏 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 颜 · mdbg.net · meaning
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