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Kuan

Kuan proper noun: a surname from Chinese.

Proper noun

Kuan (plural Kuans)

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Forms of Kuan

pluralKuans
alternative formKwan
alternative formKwon
alternative formKuon
alternative formQuan
alternative formQwan
alternative formQuon
alternative formQwon

Origin of Kuan

Borrowed from Mandarin 關／关 (guān), Cantonese 關／关 (gwaan1), or Hokkien 關／关 (Koan).

Questions about Kuan

What does Kuan mean?
Kuan means a surname from Chinese.
What part of speech is Kuan?
Kuan is a proper noun.

Words near Kuan in the dictionary

  1. Kuala Pilah
  2. Kuala Selangor
  3. Kuala Sepetang
  4. Kuala Terengganu
  5. Kualapuu
  6. Kuan
  7. Kuan-hua
  8. Kuan-shan
  9. Kuancheng
  10. Kuandian
  11. Kuang

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