Mandarin
Guan
Recorded in the Guangxu-era 重修信宜縣志
卷一暂无直接记载。
清光緒十七年《重修信宜縣志》卷一（敖式槱修、梁安甸纂）· 每条附原书页码
关
Source-backed sample
Guan / Kwan (关)
Guan is a Chinese surname, written 关 in simplified Chinese and 關 in traditional Chinese. Overseas records may show the same surname as Guan, Kwan or Kuan depending on dialect and migration history.
Cantonese / Overseas
Kwan
Legacy spelling
Kuan
Lingnan record status
Under review
No verified Lingnan village link is published in this MVP sample.
Romanization Matrix
| System / Context | Form | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin Pinyin | Guan | Modern Mainland pinyin spelling for 关 / 關. |
| Cantonese / Overseas | Kwan | The dominant Cantonese spelling in Hong Kong and overseas records. |
| Hokkien & Teochew (Nanyang) | Koa / Kuan / Quan | Koa is typical of Hokkien communities; Kuan is common in Southeast Asia; Quan appears in Vietnamese records. |
| Diaspora & Legacy | Gwan / Kwan | Kwan and Gwan appear in Korean background records. |
Origin notes
Guan is a Chinese surname, written 关 in simplified Chinese and 關 in traditional Chinese. Overseas records may show the same surname as Guan, Kwan or Kuan depending on dialect and migration history.
Guan / Kwan is part of the Lingnan Archive surname library. The page records common romanization patterns and source notes, while leaving clan hall, commandery, generation poem and Lingnan village links empty until stronger public sources verify them. Note that 官 and 管 share overlapping spellings — verify against the written character.
Lingnan relevance notes
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