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Kwan Ti Temple
Kwan may refer to: People * Gavin Kwan, Indonesian football player * Kwan (surname) (關), a Chinese surname * Kwan Cheatham (born 1995), American basketball player for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israel Basketball Premier League * nickname of Kwandwane Browne (born 1977), Trinidadian field hockey player * nickname of Suchakree Kwan Poomjang (born 1975), Thai former professional snooker player *Kwan, Canadian music producer, songwriter and engineer Other uses * Kwan, Canadian music producer, songwriter and engineer * Kwan (band), a Finnish hip hop/pop group. * Kwan (martial arts), a Korean term for a school or clan of martial artists. * Kwan (village), a Muslim village in Cambodia. * Mandarin (bureaucrat), bureaucrat scholar in the government of Joseon dynasty. * String of cash coins (currency unit), a superunit of the Korean mun. See also *Guan (other) *Kuang (other) *Kwon *Quan Quán is the Pinyin romanization of the Chinese family names / and , as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Kwan
Gavin Kwan Adsit (born 5 April 1996) is an Indonesian professional football (soccer), footballer who plays for Liga 1 (Indonesia), Liga 1 club Persik Kediri, on loan from Borneo F.C. Samarinda, Borneo Samarinda. Mainly a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right-back, he can also play as a Midfielder#Winger, winger. Personal life Gavin was born in Kerobokan, Badung Regency, Bali to an United States, American father, John Adsit and Javanese people, Javanese-Chinese Indonesians descent mother, Maria Yosephine. International career In August 2011, Gavin was called up to the Indonesia national under-16 football team, Indonesia U16 for 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification in Thailand. On 12 September 2011, He debuted in a youth national team when he coming as a starting in a 4–1 win against Myanmar national under-17 football team, Myanmar U16 in the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification. He also scored his first goal in 8th minute. Gavin made his international debut fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandarin (bureaucrat)
A mandarin () was a bureaucrat scholar in the history of China, Korea and Vietnam. The term is generally applied to the officials appointed through the imperial examination system. History and use of the term The English term comes from the Portuguese ''mandarim'' (spelled in Old Portuguese as ''mandarin,'' ). The Portuguese word was used in one of the earliest Portuguese reports about China: letters from the imprisoned survivors of the Tomé Pires embassy, most likely written in 1524, and in Castanheda's ''História do descobrimento e conquista da Índia pelos portugueses'' (c. 1559). Matteo Ricci, who entered mainland China from Portuguese Macau in 1583, also said the Portuguese used the word. The Portuguese word was thought by many to be related to ''mandador'' ("one who commands") and ''mandar'' ("to command"), from Latin ''mandare''. Modern dictionaries, however, agree that the Portuguese borrowed it from the Malay ''menteri'' (in Jawi: , ), which derived fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quan
Quán is the Pinyin romanization of the Chinese family names / and , as well as a customary spelling of (pinyin: Guān). All written forms of the name are rare enough that they do not appear in the list of the 100 most common Chinese surnames. 權 Quan () is a Chinese surname. A notable with the surname Quan surname was Quan Deyu, who was born in 759 during the reign of Emperor Suzong. His family claimed to descend from the Later Qin official Quan Yi (權翼). His family tree was from the Sui dynasty official Quan Rong (權榮). During the Shang dynasty, the Quan family founded the state of Quan (權國). In the state of Chu, the Xiong family lived in Quan County (權縣), and took the surname Quan. 全 Quan (), is a Chinese family name. Liang and Yang in alternative Mandarin are other spellings. The character 全 is rendered as Jeon in Korean and is one of several Chinese characters for the common Korean surname Jeon (Chun). The character 全 is rendered as To� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwon
Kwon also written as Gwon ( ) is a Korean family name. Some sources list as many as 56 clans, but most of them were merged with the Andong Gwon clan under the Sijeung-gong faction soon after the establishment of the Goryeo Kingdom. Andong Kwon clan The founder of Andong Kwon clan, Kim Haeng (金幸), was originally a royalty of the Silla Gyeongju Kim clan. He participated in the Battle of Gochang and helped Taejo, who established the Kingdom of Goryeo in 918; the new king bestowed upon Kim Haeng a new surname: Kwon (權), as he could judge the situation correctly and achieve a purpose flexibly (能炳幾達權). Yecheon Kwon clan The original surname of the Yecheon Kwon clan was Hŭn (). However, they was forced to change their surname due to having the same character as the personal name of King Chungmok of Goryeo, which was Wang Hŭn (). Due to the naming taboo of using the character of the king's personal name, the Hŭn family changed their surname to Kwon (權), whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuang (other)
Kuang may refer to: * Kuang (surname) (邝/鄺), a Chinese surname *Kuang (town), a town in Selangor, Malaysia * Kuang (state constituency), a constituency of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly See also *Guang (other) Guang may refer to: * Guang (vessel), an ancient Chinese drinking vessel * Guang people, ethnic group of northern Ghana * Guang languages, languages spoken by the Guang people * Guangzhou, city in Guangdong, China * Liangguang, Guangdong and Guan ... * Kwang, a Korean given name and name element {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guan (other)
Guan may refer to: * Guan (bird), any of a number of bird species of the family Cracidae, of South and Central America * Guan (surname), several similar Chinese surnames ** Guān, Chinese surname * Guan (state), ancient Chinese city-state * Guan (instrument), a Chinese wind instrument * Guan (headwear), a Chinese hat * Guang people, or Guan people, a people of modern Ghana. * Mandarin (bureaucrat), bureaucrat scholar in the government of imperial China. * String of cash coins (currency unit), an old currency unit used for Cash (Chinese coin), Chinese cash coins. * Guan ware, one of the Five Great Kilns of Song dynasty China. * Guan District, a district in the Oti Region of Ghana * Guan (Ghana parliament constituency), a parliamentary constituency in Ghana. ; Locations in China * Gu'an County (固安县), Hebei **Gu'an Town (固安镇), seat of Gu'an County * Guan County, Shandong (冠县) * Dujiangyan City (灌县), formerly Guan County, Sichuan. See also * Kwon * Kuan (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Mun
The ''mun'' (, , ) was introduced as the main currency of Korea in 1625 and stayed in use until 1892. Prior to the ''mun'', cash coins with the inscriptions ''tongbo'' (通寶) and ''jungbo'' (重寶) and silver vases called ''ŭnbyŏng'' were used as currency in the Goryeo Dynasty (918–1392), as well as imported Ancient Chinese coinage, Chinese currency. The ''mun'' resembled and was derived from the Chinese cash (currency unit), Chinese ''wén'' (cognate also to the Japanese mon (currency), Japanese mon, Ryukyuan mon, and the Vietnamese cash, Vietnamese văn). Coins denominated in mun were cast in copper-alloys such as brass or bronze and were round with square holes. From the 17th century until the end of the 19th century, coins denominated in ''mun'' bearing the inscription ''Sangpyeong Tongbo'' (, ), introduced in 1633, were the most widely circulated currency. In 1888, coins were struck in small numbers denominated in mun and won (written as "warn", which were equal to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
String Of Cash Coins (currency Unit)
A string of cash coins (Traditional Chinese: , , ; ) refers to a historical China, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Ryukyu Kingdom, Ryukyuan, and Vietnamese currency unit that was used as a superunit of the Cash (Chinese coin), Chinese cash, Japanese mon (currency), Japanese mon, Korean mun, Ryukyuan mon, and Vietnamese cash, Vietnamese văn currencies. The square hole in the middle of cash coins served to allow for them to be strung together in strings. The term would later also be used on banknotes and served there as a superunit of ''Chinese cash (currency unit), wén'' (). Prior to the Song dynasty strings of cash coins were called (), (), or (), while during the Ming dynasty, Ming and Qing dynasty, Qing dynasties they were called () or ().Chinesecoins.lyq.dWeights and units in Chinese coinageSection: "Guan 貫, Suo 索, Min 緡, Diao 吊, Chuan 串." by Lars Bo Christensen. Retrieved: 05 February 2018. In Japan and Vietnam the term would continue to be used until the aboliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwan (village)
Kwan may refer to: People * Gavin Kwan, Indonesian football player * Kwan (surname) (關), a Chinese surname * Kwan Cheatham (born 1995), American basketball player for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israel Basketball Premier League * nickname of Kwandwane Browne (born 1977), Trinidadian field hockey player * nickname of Suchakree Kwan Poomjang (born 1975), Thai former professional snooker player *Kwan, Canadian music producer, songwriter and engineer Other uses * Kwan, Canadian music producer, songwriter and engineer * Kwan (band), a Finnish hip hop/pop group. * Kwan (martial arts), a Korean term for a school or clan of martial artists. * Kwan (village), a Muslim village in Cambodia. * Mandarin (bureaucrat), bureaucrat scholar in the government of Joseon dynasty. * String of cash coins (currency unit), a superunit of the Korean mun. See also *Guan (other) *Kuang (other) *Kwon *Quan Quán is the Pinyin romanization of the Chinese family names / and , as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwan (surname)
Kwan may refer to: People * Gavin Kwan, Indonesian football player * Kwan (surname) (關), a Chinese surname * Kwan Cheatham (born 1995), American basketball player for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israel Basketball Premier League * nickname of Kwandwane Browne (born 1977), Trinidadian field hockey player * nickname of Suchakree Kwan Poomjang (born 1975), Thai former professional snooker player *Kwan, Canadian music producer, songwriter and engineer Other uses * Kwan, Canadian music producer, songwriter and engineer * Kwan (band), a Finnish hip hop/pop group. * Kwan (martial arts), a Korean term for a school or clan of martial artists. * Kwan (village), a Muslim village in Cambodia. * Mandarin (bureaucrat), bureaucrat scholar in the government of Joseon dynasty. * String of cash coins (currency unit), a superunit of the Korean mun. See also *Guan (other) Guan may refer to: * Guan (bird), any of a number of bird species of the family Cracidae, of South and Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwan (martial Arts)
Kwan (hanja: ; hangul: ) in Korean literally means building or hall, but in the context of martial arts can also refer to a school or clan of martial artists who follow the same style or leader. Five kwans and nine kwans in taekwondo * Song Moo Kwan ()first of the original kwans, founded in Kaesong on March 20, 1944 by Ro Byung Jik (), who had studied karate under Gichin Funakoshi along with Chung Do Kwan founder Lee Won-kuk in Japan. * Chung Do Kwan ()second kwan dojang in Korea founded in September 1944 by Lee Won Kuk (). He studied Taekkyeon in Seoul, He also studied Shotokan karate in Japan, Kung Fu in Henan and Shanghai in China, and other. * Moo Duk Kwan ()founded in 1945 by Hwang Kee () teaching Hwa Soo Do. Hwang studied Taekkyon, and some types of kung fu like tai chi in China. His first two attempts at running a school of Hwa Soo Do were unsuccessful. After 1946, realizing that most Koreans were unfamiliar with the Chinese-based arts he was teaching, he incorpora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwan (band)
Kwan is a Finnish hip hop and pop music group from Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali .... Most visible members of the band are the two vocalists Mariko (Mari Liisa Pajalahti) and Tidjan (Ossi Bah Tidiane). The band started as a hip hop act, but nowadays the songs contain more singing than rapping. The first album, ''Dynasty'', sold platinum in Finland, the second one, ''The Die Is Cast'' double platinum. Discography Studio albums * ''Dynasty'' (2001) * ''The Die Is Cast'' (2002) * ''Love Beyond This World'' (2004) * ''Little Notes'' (2006) Singles * ''Padam'' (2001) * ''Microphoneaye'' (2001) * ''Late'' (2001) * ''Rock da House'' (2001) * ''The Die Is Cast'' (2002) * ''I Wonder'' (Promo-CD, 2002) * ''Rain'' (2002) * ''Shine'' (2002) * ''Chillin' at the Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
