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Guan may refer to either of two Chinese family names (both rendered in Cantonese as Kwoan, or also in English as Kuan, Kwan, Quan, or Quon). The two names are as follows:
[edit] Guan (管)
Guan (Chinese: 管; pinyin: guǎn; Wade–Giles: kuan3; literally "pipe/tube/duct; a woodwind instrument; to manage/control"), The corresponding Vietnamese version is Quản, and the anglicized variation is Quan.
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origin;
- from Guan Shu (管叔), ruler of the State of Guan and uncle of Zhou Dynasty ruler King Wu of Zhou
- from King Mu of Zhou of the Zhou Dynasty
- Guan Zhong(管仲, ? – 645 BCE) of the State of Qi
- from Xibe people, or Guwalgiya(瓜尔佳) clan
- from Dai people(傣)
people;
- Guan Pinghu, (管平湖, 1897–1967), Chinese guqin musician
[edit] Guan (官)
Guan (官) is a Chinese family name
origin:
- from Ji(姬) clan of Jin State in Zhou Dynasty
- from Guan Ming(官職, office name) of Zhou Dynasty
- from Shang Guan(上官) clan of Chu (state)
- from Guan People(官族)
- from Kum Man(今滿) people
- from Guan(關, 关, Kwan) clan
- from Mongol(蒙古) people
- from Zang (藏, cang) people
- from Mulao(仫佬) people
- some Guan(官) clan change to surname Tian(田)
[edit] Guan (關)
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Guan (Chinese: 關/关; pinyin: guān; Wade–Giles: kuan1; literally "shut; close; barrier") is pronounced and transliterated in a variety of ways. In Mandarin Chinese it is Hanyu Pinyin: Guan Wade-Giles: Kuan. In Cantonese it is Kwan. The corresponding Vietnamese version is Quan.
origin;
- from surname Dong(董), Dong Fu (董父) from Liaoning
- from surname Yin(尹), Yin Xi(尹喜, Yun Hi) in Zhou Dynasty
- from Dong Guan Bi Wu (東關嬖五) clan of Jin State (晉國), Zhou Dynasty
- from Guan Yu (關羽), he no had surname or had Gao(高)
- from Guaerjia (瓜爾佳) clan of Jurchen
- from Kum Man (今滿) people
historical figures;
- Guan Yu (關羽, d. 219 CE), general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era
- Guan Ping (關平), Guan Yu's son, also a general of Shu Han
- Guan Xing (關興), son of Guan Yu and younger brother of Guan Ping, also a general of Shu Han.
- Guan Hanqing (關漢卿, c. 1241–1320), playwright
notable people;
- Nancy Kwan (關家蒨, b. 1939), Chinese-American actress
- Jade Kwan (關心妍, b. 1979), Cantopop singer
- Michelle Kwan (關穎珊, b. 1980), Chinese-American competitive figure skater
- Kwan Chi Lam (關之琳), Chinese actress
- Stanley Kwan (關錦鵬, b. 1957), Hong Kong director and producer
- Kelvin Kwan (關楚耀, b. 1983), Cantopop singer
- Kwan Tak-hing (關德興 1905-1996), Hong Kong actor famous for playing the role of Wong Fei-hung in numerous films
- Julia Kwan, director of Eve and the Fire Horse
Quan people;
- Jean Quan (關), an American politician
- Jonathan Ke Quan (關), an American actor and stunt coordinator
