Chinese name syllable
Syllable Kwan
- 觀to observe; to view
- 君sovereign; ruler; lord
- 坤earth; feminine
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- K
- Romanization
- Cantonese, Hokkien
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters觀君坤群
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Kwan in their name
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Kwan is a Chinese name syllable from Cantonese or Hokkien that can stand for 觀 ('to observe') or 君 ('lord'), depending on the characters the family chose.
Possible characters for Kwan
This spelling is common in Cantonese and Hokkien romanization.
- 觀
to observe; to view
Hokkien koan / Mandarin guān
attested
- 君
sovereign; ruler; lord
Cantonese gwan1 / Mandarin jūn
- 坤
earth; feminine
Cantonese kwan1 / Mandarin kūn
- 群
group; multitude
Cantonese kwan4 / Mandarin qún
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 Kwan
Kwan fits Cantonese pronunciation, as in 君 gwan1, 坤 kwan1 and 群 kwan4, as well as Hokkien 觀 koan. The character 觀 (to observe; to view) 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.
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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 Kwan
Sources
- Wiktionary: 觀 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 君 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 坤 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 群 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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