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608:(關正傑, b. 1949), Hong Kong Cantopop singer
546:(關天培, 1781–1841), Chinese admiral of the
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1361:Miào 缪
1346:Zhuó 卓
1286:Téng 滕
1281:Fáng 房
1248:Bì 毕/畢
1238:Méng 蒙
1233:Chái 柴
1228:Guǎn 管
1183:Wēng 翁
1163:Miáo 苗
1110:Líng 凌
1105:Tong 童
1085:Ruǎn 阮
1030:Jiāo 焦
1015:Gěng 耿
1010:Ōu 欧/歐
1005:Shēn 申
1000:Zhān 詹
977:Zhāi 翟
967:Lǔ 鲁/魯
917:Qí 齐/齊
907:Xíng 邢
877:Kāng 康
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436:De'ang
432:Zhuang
425:Yin Xi
368:Khitan
283:, the
281:Taiwan
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1306:Móu 牟
1218:Jìn 靳
1213:Xīn 辛
1208:Yóu 游
1188:Rán 冉
1148:Huò 霍
1143:Péi 裴
1100:Méi 梅
1080:Shū 舒
1060:Bāo 包
1055:Zhù 祝
1050:Gān 甘
1045:Liǔ 柳
1040:Zuǒ 左
995:Yīn 殷
972:Yùe 岳
897:Fán 樊
892:Niú 牛
887:Wén 文
882:Shī 施
480:Asia.
337:Kanji
293:Macao
221:Close
213:China
176:Seki
162:Kuan
156:Kwan
150:Guān
98:JSTOR
84:books
1460:link
1356:Jí 吉
1351:Gǔ 古
1341:Sī 司
1331:Mù 穆
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1253:Yù 喻
1203:Lù 路
1178:Qǔ 曲
1168:Gǔ 谷
1153:Tú 涂
1138:Jì 季
1090:Kē 柯
1075:Fú 符
1035:Yú 俞
947:Ní 倪
932:Wǔ 伍
922:Yì 易
912:Ān 安
902:Gě 葛
794:ISBN
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319:Quan
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297:Kuan
289:Kuan
277:Kwan
253:Guān
228:Guan
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