Chinese surname
Surname Kwan
關 · 关
Kwan is a Chinese surname spelling of 關 (关) from the Cantonese reading, meaning 'door bolt' or 'pass'.
Characters for the surname Kwan
The spelling Kwan is common in Cantonese romanization.
- 关
simplified form of 關: door bolt, to close, pass; surname
Cantonese gwaan1 / Mandarin guān
attested
- 關
door bolt; to close; pass; surname
Cantonese gwaan1 / Mandarin guān
Possible characters for Kwan
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 關 | guān · Cantonese |
| 关 | guān · Cantonese |
Other spellings of the same character
- Kuan 關Hokkien
About the surname Kwan
Kwan is a surname spelling of 關 (simplified 关) from the Cantonese reading gwaan1. The character means 'door bolt', 'to close' or 'pass', and is used as a surname. It is Guan in Mandarin pinyin and Kuan in Wade-Giles. The meaning depends on the character a family uses.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 關 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 关 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 關 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 关 · mdbg.net · meaning
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