Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kwan

/kwˈɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: kwan
IPA: /kwˈɑn/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A school of Korean martial arts.

name

A surname from Chinese.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: 拳//권, -

Inflected Forms

kwans (plural) Kuan (alternative) Kwon (alternative) Kuon (alternative) Quan (alternative) Qwan (alternative) Quon (alternative) Qwon (alternative)

Homonyms

kwon kuan quon

Rhymes With

on one-on-one come-on put-on run-on john non upon iran don jon con

Questions

How do you pronounce kwan?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwˈɑn/.
What does kwan mean?: A school of Korean martial arts.
Where does kwan come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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