Chinese surname
Surname Phan
潘
Phan is a Chinese surname written 潘 in a Hakka spelling, spelled Pan in Mandarin and Poon in Cantonese.
Characters for the surname Phan
The spelling Phan is common in Hakka romanization.
- 潘
surname; (obsolete) water used to wash rice
Hakka phân / Mandarin pān
attested
Possible characters for Phan
| Character | Mandarin reading · romanization of the spelling |
|---|---|
| 潘 | pān · Hakka |
Other spellings of the same character
About the surname Phan
Phan is a spelling of the surname 潘 from the Hakka pronunciation (phân). It is Pan in Mandarin, Poon in Cantonese (pun1) and Phua in Hokkien (phoaⁿ). The character 潘 is now used mainly as a surname; its old meaning is water used to rinse rice.
Sources
- Wiktionary: 潘 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 潘 · mdbg.net · meaning
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