quan

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [kwaːn˧˧]Huế [kwaːŋ˧˧]Saigon [waːŋ˧˧] browser voice

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quanlevelngang

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quan means official.

Chinese characters: 官

Meanings of quan in English

Noun

informal official ≈ quan chức
historical mandarin
- Bẩm quan, con thật tình không biết ạ.My Lord, I frankly do not know.

Noun

historical string of six hundred coins.
- Xin ông coi một đồng nầy có lỗ vuông giữa, chúng tôi quen xỏ sáu trăm đồng thể ấy cùng nhau, ấy là một quan.Look at this penny which has a square hole in the middle, we string six hundred of these together; and these form what we call a quan or bundle.

Words with quan

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 官.

Frequently asked questions

What does quan mean in English?

quan (noun) means "official".

How do you pronounce quan?

IPA: Hanoi [kwaːn˧˧]; Saigon [waːŋ˧˧]. Tones: quan — level tone (ngang).

Is quan a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. quan is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 官.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.