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kwon

/kwˈɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
kwon
IPA
/kwˈɑn/
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Chinese.

name

A surname from Korean.

Etymology

From Chinese 關 /关 (guān), via various dialects.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 關, ^권(權)

Inflected Forms

Kwons (plural) Kuan (alternative) Kwan (alternative) Kuon (alternative) Quan (alternative) Qwan (alternative) Quon (alternative) Qwon (alternative)

Homonyms

kwan 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 kwon?
The recorded pronunciation is /kwˈɑn/.
What does kwon mean?
A surname from Chinese.
Where does kwon come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

How to pronounce kwon

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