kwan

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kwan¹

noun kwans

  1. A school of Korean martial arts. Prior to the unification of the Kwans under the Korea Taekwondo Association, most of the major Kwans called their style Tang Soo Do, Kong Soo Do, or Kwon Bup.

Kwan²

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Kwans · Kuan · Kwon · Kuon · Quan · Qwan

  1. A surname from Chinese.

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@misc{kwan_2026,
  title = {kwan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kwan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}