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关 Guan — a rarer surname
77.9 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Guan |
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| Strokes | 6 |
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| Commonness | outside the top 100 |
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| Type | single-character |
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Where the surname comes from
A surname meaning 'gate', forever linked with the warrior god Guan Yu.
What the character means
A strategic pass or crucial point; as a name it suggests grasping what matters and caring for others.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say96
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China50
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write90
6 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Guan Yu — Three Kingdoms general (160–220), revered as the God of War and loyalty.
- Guan Hanqing — Prominent playwright of the Yuan Dynasty, known as the 'Shakespeare of the East.' Author of classic dramas like The Injustice to Dou E.
- Guan Tianpei — Qing dynasty admiral who fought against British forces in the First Opium War, sacrificing his life at the Battle of Humen in 1841.
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