Chinese surname
Surname Kuan
關 · 管 · 官
Kuan is a Chinese surname spelling of 關 (关), meaning 'door bolt', and can also stand for 管 or 官.
Characters for the surname Kuan
The spelling Kuan is common in Hokkien romanization.
- 關
door bolt; to close; pass; surname
Hokkien koan / Mandarin guān (Wade-Giles kuan) / Cantonese gwaan1
attested
- 关
simplified form of 關
Hokkien koan / Mandarin guān (Wade-Giles kuan) / Cantonese gwaan1
- 管
pipe, tube; to manage; surname
Hokkien koán / Mandarin guǎn (Wade-Giles kuan)
- 官
government official; official; surname
Hokkien koan / Mandarin guān (Wade-Giles kuan)
關 all spellings of guān管 all spellings of guǎn官 all spellings of guān
Possible characters for Kuan
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 關 | guān · Hokkien |
| 管 | guǎn · Hokkien |
| 官 | guān · Hokkien |
Other spellings of the same character
- Kwan 關Cantonese
About the surname Kuan
Kuan is a surname spelling from the Hokkien reading koan or the Wade-Giles spelling of Mandarin guan. It commonly stands for 關 (simplified 关), meaning 'door bolt' or 'pass', which is spelled Kwan in Cantonese. The same spelling can also stand for the surnames 管 ('pipe; to manage') and 官 ('official'). The actual character depends on the family.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 關 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 关 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 管 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 官 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 關 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 关 · mdbg.net · meaning
Names are shared across communities. The categories on this site are for browsing only: they describe a name and its spelling, not anyone’s ethnicity, religion or background.
Entry ID: mn02631 · Updated · Report a mistake