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kwan

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Korean 拳 /권

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kwan · noun¹

Korean · borrowed from拳 /권“fist”
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Kwan · proper noun²

From any of four Chinese surnames: 關／关 (guān), 官 (guān), 管 (guǎn), or 灌 (guàn).

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