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Guan (surname)

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Guan may refer to any of at least four Chinese family names (all rendered in Cantonese as Kwan, or also in English as Kuan). The four names are as follows:

Guān (關)

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The most famous of all the Guan surnames due to its association with the war deity Guan Yu, the Guan (關) family name came from Dongfu (董父) the descendant of ruler Shuan (叔安) in Chifeng in old Rehe Province.

Guān (官)

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RomanisationGuān

Guan () is a Chinese family name, Guan, Kuan, Quan, Kwan in common, origin from;

People with the surname Guān 官

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Guǎn (管)

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Guan (Chinese: ; pinyin: guǎn; Wade–Giles: kuan3; lit. 'pipe/tube/duct', 'a woodwind instrument', 'to manage/control'), The corresponding Vietnamese version is Quản, the anglicized variation of which is Quan.

People with the surname Guăn 管

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Guàn (灌)

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People with the surname Guàn 灌

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Fictional characters

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