Huan
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Huan may refer to:
- a prominent Chinese surnameChinese surnameChinese family names have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and among overseas Chinese communities. In ancient times two types of surnames, family names and clan names , existed.The colloquial expressions laobaixing...
in Chinese history - a Chinese given nameChinese namePersonal names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Most noticeably, a Chinese name is written with the family name first and the given name next, therefore "John-Paul Smith" as a Chinese name would be "Smith John-Paul"...
- Duke Huan of Qi, a Chinese duke
- Huan (Middle-earth), a fictional hound from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy writings
- Huan CountyHuan CountyHuan County is an administrative district in Gansu, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Qingyang prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat. Its postal code is 745700, and its population in 1999 was 332,607 people.-See...
, acounty in Gansu, China - Huan RiverHuan RiverHuan River , or Anyang River , is a tributary of the Yellow River in China. Yinxu, the capital of the Yin Dynasty, was built on its banks at the beginning of the 14th century BCE, near present-day Anyang....
, a tributary of the Yellow River in China - Simplified : 环, traditional : 環 (pinyin : huán), a Chinese character meaning jade ring, bracelet or ring
See also
- Hwan (disambiguation)
- JuanJuanJuan is a given name, the Spanish language version of John. It is very common in Spain and in Spanish-speaking communities around the world. The feminine form is Juana, or Juanita on its diminutive....
- Xuan (disambiguation)
- Yuan (disambiguation)