What is "xuan"

Xuan is a mainly Chinese and Vietnamese given name. It may refer to:

• Ai Xuan (born 1947), Chinese painter
• An Xuan (2nd century), Parthian translator
• Fu Xuan (217–278), Chinese poet
• Ge Xuan (164–244), Chinese Taoist
• Han Xuan (151–210), Chinese governor
• Hou Xuan (3rd century), Chinese military officer
• Huan Xuan (369–404), Chinese emperor
• Jin Xuan (died 209), Chinese personage of the Three Kingdoms
• Liu Xuan (emperor) (died 25), Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty
• Liu Xuan (gymnast) (born 1979), Chinese artistic gymnast
• Liu Xuan (Three Kingdoms) (died 264), Chinese imperial prince
• Pei Xuan, a Water Margin character
• Qian Xuan (1235–1305), Chinese painter
• Qiao Xuan (108–183), Chinese general
• Wang Xuan (1937–2006), Chinese scientist
• Wang Xuan (Second Zhou) (7th century), Chinese chancellor
• Xiahou Xuan (209–254), Chinese politician
• Xie Xuan (343–388), Chinese general
• Xuan Bello (born 1965), Spanish writer
• Xuân Thuỷ (c. 1912–85), North Vietnamese political figure
• Zhang Xuan (713–755), Chinese painter
• Zheng Xuan (127-200), Chinese philosopher
• Zhou Xuan (1918–57), Chinese singer

Xuan is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Hsüan in Wade–Giles. Xuan is the 178th surname in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is not among the top 300 most common Chinese surnames.

Xuan may refer to:

• Xuancheng, formerly Xuan Prefecture (Xuanzhou), Anhui, China
  • Xuanzhou District, seat of Xuancheng and Xuan Prefecture
  • Xuan paper, from Xuan Prefecture
• Xuan (surname), Chinese surname
• Xuan (given name)