Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kuan
- 寬wide; generous, magnanimous
- 冠to rank first, to excel; hat, cap
- 觀to observe; to view
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Hokkien, Teochew
- Character options
- 3
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters寬冠觀
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kuan in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kuan is a Chinese name syllable from Hokkien, Teochew or Mandarin, for example 寬 (generous) or 冠 (to excel); the meaning depends on the characters chosen.
Possible characters for Kuan
This spelling is common in Hokkien, Teochew and Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 寬
wide; generous, magnanimous
Hokkien khoan / Teochew kuan1 / Mandarin kuān
- 冠
to rank first, to excel; hat, cap
Hokkien koàn, koan / Mandarin guàn, guān
- 觀
to observe; to view
Hokkien koan / Mandarin guān
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Kuan
Kuan is a syllable in Chinese Malaysian names that matches the Hokkien readings koan or khoan, Teochew kuan and Mandarin kuān. One spelling can stand for several characters, so the meaning depends on the characters the family chose. Options include 寬 (wide, generous), 冠 (to rank first, excel) and 觀 (to observe).
| Romanization | Hokkien, Teochew, Mandarin (pinyin) |
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Kuan
Sources
- Wiktionary: 寬 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 冠 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 觀 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 寬 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 冠 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 觀 · mdbg.net · meaning
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