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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Kuen

  • 权power; authority; right
  • 權power; authority; right
  • 娟beautiful; graceful
Letters
4
Syllables
1
First letter
K
Romanization
Cantonese
Character options
4
Category
Chinese syllable
  • Chinese characters权權娟拳
1

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kuen in their name

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Kuen is a Cantonese-based Chinese name syllable that can stand for 权 ('power') or 娟 ('beautiful'), depending on the characters the family chose.

Possible characters for Kuen

This spelling is common in Cantonese romanization.

  • 权

    power; authority; right

    Cantonese kyun4 / Mandarin quán

    attested

  • 權

    power; authority; right

    Cantonese kyun4 / Mandarin quán

  • 娟

    beautiful; graceful

    Cantonese gyun1 / Mandarin juān

  • 拳

    fist; Chinese boxing

    Cantonese kyun4 / Mandarin quán

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 Kuen

Kuen is a Cantonese spelling of the sounds kyun or gyun. It can stand for characters such as 权 or its traditional form 權 (power; right), 娟 (beautiful; graceful) and 拳 (fist). The character 权 is recorded for Malaysian names with this spelling. The meaning depends on the characters the family chose, and the syllable is usually combined with others in a full name.

RomanizationCantonese

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Kuen

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 权 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 權 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 娟 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: 拳 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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