Guan
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Guan(ch 關, 関, 关) is a Chinese family name rendered in Cantonese as Kwan. Several English spellings also exist, such as Quan, Quon, Kwan and Kwon. Prominent people named Guan include:
- General Guan Yu (160-219 AD)
- Guan Ping, Guan Yu's son
- Guan Hanqing, playwright (ca 1241-1320)
- Michelle Kwan, American competitive figure skater (1980- )
- Nancy Kwan, Chinese-American actress (1939- )
- Jade Kwan, Cantopop singer (1979- )
- Boa Kwon (BoA), K-pop singer (1986-)
Guan/kwan can also designate:
- A Chinese double reed wind instrument, see Guan (instrument)
- Several birds in the family Cracidae, see Guan (bird)
- Kwan, a Finnish hiphop group.