Quan
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Quan is one of several East Asian surname
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, Korean
family name. other Eng mark Jeon(Jun), Chun(Cheon) in korea
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family name. Cantonese is Chyun, Mandarin is Quan.
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, Korean
family name.
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: Guān, Cantonese : Kwan
, Vietnamese : Quan) is a Chinese
and Vietnamese
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, Vietnamese
surnames.
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surnames. Quan is dialect.
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Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
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全 : Quan (Chuan)
Quan , ChineseChinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
, Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
family name. other Eng mark Jeon(Jun), Chun(Cheon) in korea
origin ;
- from public office (官職) name of Zhou DynastyZhou DynastyThe Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...
- from area name of Quan Town(全地, Chuan De) in china
- from name of Wan Quan(万全, Man Jeon) of Yuan DynastyYuan DynastyThe Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...
泉 : Quan (Chyun)
Quan (Chinese: 泉; pinyin: Quán, Chyun, Chun) is a ChineseChinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
family name. Cantonese is Chyun, Mandarin is Quan.
origin ;
- from public office (官職) name of Zhou DynastyZhou DynastyThe Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...
- from surname Quan(全, Chyun) at Three KingdomsThree KingdomsThe Three Kingdoms period was a period in Chinese history, part of an era of disunity called the "Six Dynasties" following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty rulers. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 and the...
age - from sons of Yeon GaesomunYeon GaesomunYeon Gaesomun was a powerful and controversial military dictator and Generalissimo in the waning days of Goguryeo, which was one of the Three Kingdoms of ancient Korea. Yeon is also remembered for a number of successful resistance in military conflicts with Tang Dynasty under Emperor Li Shimin and...
(淵蓋蘇文, YuanYuanYuan may refer to:* Chinese yuan, the basic unit of currency in China** Renminbi, the current currency used in the People's Republic of China, whose basic unit is Yuan...
Gai Su Wen) of GoguryeoGoguryeoGoguryeo or Koguryŏ was an ancient Korean kingdom located in present day northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula, southern Manchuria, and southern Russian Maritime province....
(高丽国) - from Chi Di(赤狄) people alike Rong DiRong DiRong Di is one of the names for Chi Di, Beidi, and, Xi Rong .-origin:Xi Rong, China Barbarian in the history of living in the west also known as the call said...
, Bai DiBeidiBeidi or Northern Di were groups of people who lived to the north of what was then China during the Zhou Dynasty. By the end of the dynasty they were mostly conquered or absorbed by the Chinese....
, Bei DiBeidiBeidi or Northern Di were groups of people who lived to the north of what was then China during the Zhou Dynasty. By the end of the dynasty they were mostly conquered or absorbed by the Chinese....
Xian Yu(鮮于, Seon-wu), Chang DiBeidiBeidi or Northern Di were groups of people who lived to the north of what was then China during the Zhou Dynasty. By the end of the dynasty they were mostly conquered or absorbed by the Chinese....
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權 : Quan (Kwon)
Quan , is ChineseChinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
, Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
family name.
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- from fall of Quan (state)Quan (state)The State of Quán was a small Zhou Dynasty vassal state of Central China. A marquessate , its rulers were descendants of Shang Dynasty ruler Wu Ding with the surname Zi...
(權國) from Shang DynastyShang DynastyThe Shang Dynasty or Yin Dynasty was, according to traditional sources, the second Chinese dynasty, after the Xia. They ruled in the northeastern regions of the area known as "China proper" in the Yellow River valley... - from XiongXiongXiong may refer to:* Xong, or Limbu people* Xiong , a Chinese surname* Xiong County, in Hebei, China* The pinyin romanization of several Chinese characters, including 兄 , 胸 , 雄 and 熊...
(熊) clan of Quan Country(權縣) from Chu StateChu (state)The State of Chu was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state in present-day central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States Period . Its ruling house had the surname Nai , and clan name Yan , later evolved to surname Mi , and clan name Xiong...
(BC 700~)
關 : Guan (Quan)
Quan (Hán tự: 關; Chinese pinyinPinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Guān, Cantonese : Kwan
Kwan
Kwan may refer to:*Kwan is a Chinese surname.*Kwan , Finnish musical group*Kwan, martial arts term*Kwan, a Kini.Kini.Rock music by Amomoai.Notable People*Nancy Kwan , Chinese-American actress...
, Vietnamese : Quan) is a Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
and Vietnamese
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
surname.
Origin;
- from DongDongDong may refer to:Asian languages* Vietnamese đồng , the currency unit of Vietnam* Dong people , an ethnic minority group in China* Dong language* Dong Lake, a lake in the Hunan Province of China* Dong quai, a medicinal herb...
Fu (董父) from LiaoningLiaoning' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"... - from Yin Xi(尹喜, YunYunYun may refer to:*Yǔn, tribal polity from Turan*Yun , a Burmese family name or first name*Yun , a Chinese family name*Yun , common of a Korean family name Yoon...
Hi) of Zhou DynastyZhou DynastyThe Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as... - from Dong Guan Bi Wu (東關嬖五) in Jin State (晉國) from Zhou DynastyZhou DynastyThe Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...
- from Guan YuGuan YuGuan Yu was a general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China. He played a significant role in the civil war that led to the collapse of the Han Dynasty and the establishment of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, of which Liu Bei was the...
(關羽), he no had surname or had GaoGaoGao is a town in eastern Mali on the River Niger lying ESE of Timbuktu. Situated on the left bank of the river at the junction with the Tilemsi valley, it is the capital of the Gao Region and had a population of 86,663 in 2009....
(高) - from Guaerjia (瓜爾佳) clan of Jurchen
- from Kum Man (今滿) people
管 : Guan (Quan)
Quản (Hán tự: 管; Chinese pinyin: Guǎn) is ChineseChinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
, Vietnamese
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
surnames.
origin ;
- from Guan Shu(管叔), brother of Zhou DynastyZhou DynastyThe Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...
ruler King Wu of ZhouKing Wu of ZhouKing Wu of Zhōu or King Wu of Chou was the first sovereign, or ruler of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. The dates of his reign are 1046-1043 BCE or 1049/45-1043. Various sources quoted that he died at the age of 93, 54 or 43. He was considered a just and able leader. Zhou Gong Dan was one of his... - from King Mu of ZhouKing Mu of ZhouKing Mu of Zhou or King Mu of Chou or Mu Wang or Mu Wang was the fifth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. The dates of his reign are 976-922 BC or 956-918 BC.-Life:...
of Zhou DynastyZhou DynastyThe Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as... - from Xibe people, or GuwalgiyaGuwalgiyaGuwalgiya was one of the most powerful Manchu clans. Kangxi's administrator Oboi came from this clan....
(瓜尔佳) clan - from Dai peopleDai peopleThe Dai peoples is one of several ethnic groups living in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture , but by extension can apply to groups in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Burma when Dai is used to mean specifically Tai Lue, Chinese Shan or even...
(傣)
官 : Guan (Quan)
Quản (Hán tự: 官; Chinese pinyin: Guǎn) is ChineseChinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
surnames. Quan is dialect.
origin ;
- from Jin State royal of Zhou DynastyZhou DynastyThe Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...
- from Guan Ming(官職, office name) of Zhou DynastyZhou DynastyThe Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...
- from Shang Guan(上官) clan of Chu (state)Chu (state)The State of Chu was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state in present-day central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States Period . Its ruling house had the surname Nai , and clan name Yan , later evolved to surname Mi , and clan name Xiong...
- from Guan People(官族)
- from Kum Man(今滿, Jin Man) people
- from Guan(關, 关, Kwan) clan
- from Mongol(蒙古) people
- from Zang (藏, cang) people
- from MulaoMulaoThe Mulao people are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. In their name, Mulam, mu6 is a classifier for human beings and lam1 is another form of the name used by the Dong , to whom the Mulam people are ethnically related...
(仫佬) people - some Guan(官) clan change to surname TianTianTian is one of the oldest Chinese terms for the cosmos and a key concept in Chinese mythology, philosophy, and religion. During the Shang Dynasty the Chinese called god Shangdi or Di , and during the Zhou Dynasty Tian "heaven; god" became synonymous with Shangdi...
(田)
Quan People
全 :- Quan HanshengQuan HanshengQuan Hansheng is a notable Chinese Economic historian. Quan's research focuses on Chinese monetary history, commodity prices and foreign trade. He was an Academician of Academia Sinica, and he holds professorship at Taiwan University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong.-Early years:Quan was...
(全), a Chinese economic historian
權 :
- Quan LeiQuan LeiQuan Lei is a Chinese football midfielder. He plays for Dalian Shide in the Chinese Super League.- Biography :Quan Lei would start his footballer career playing for Dalian Shide's youth team as well as also playing for the Chinese Under-19 football team in 2003 before graduating to Dalian's senior...
(權), a Chinese footballer - Quan Yi Feng (权), a Taiwanese actress
關 :
- Jean QuanJean QuanJean Quan is the Democratic mayor of Oakland, California. She previously served as City Council member for Oakland's 4th District...
(關), an American politician - Jonathan Ke Quan (關), an American actor and stunt coordinator
unknown a hanja :
- Quan (rapper)Quan (rapper)Clifford Peacock, better known by his stage name Quan or Don Ferquan, is an American rapper, affiliated with Nas and Ill Will Records...
, an American rapper - Andy QuanAndy QuanAndy Quan , is a Chinese-Canadian author who now lives in Sydney, Australia. In his writing, he frequently explores the ways in which sexual identity and cultural identity interact...
, a Canadian author living in Sydney, Australia - Dionne Quan, an American voice actress
- Donald QuanDonald QuanDonald Quan is a Canadian composer of film and world music, best known for writing the scores to television shows Relic Hunter and Mutant X.-Career:...
, a Canadian composer of film and world music - Tracy QuanTracy QuanTracy Quan is an American writer and former prostitute. She is best known for her Nancy Chan novels. In addition, Quan writes a regular column for The Guardian website on pop culture, sex and politics and is involved in the prostitutes' rights movement....
, an American writer and former call girl
External Links
- Story of the Name Quan at Google groups soc.culture.singapore