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Chan (曾/陈)
Chan is a Chinese family name. The surname Chan is the 32nd most common surname in Mainland China. It is usually romanised as Chan in Cantonese, most widely used by those from Hong Kong, and sometimes as Chun. The surname Chen is also used in Hong Kong Cantonese, but not as often. The spelling, Chan, is widely used in Macao and Malaysia.
曾姓是在中国较多人数的姓氏，是第三十二最常见的姓氏。这个姓氏用广东话被发音为 ”Chan"，有时还被发音为 "Chun"。"Chan" 这个拼音在澳门以及马来西亚被广泛地运用。
Singapore|国
Chan is the third most common surname in Singapore as of 2001. It takes up 6.6% of the Singapore Chinese population.
曾/陈姓是新加坡第三大常见姓氏。占新加坡华人总人口6.6%左右。
Information|智
The Chan Surname originated from the Wu prince who is the descendent of the emperor Xia and has a 4,000 year of lineage.
鄫国太子巫，系出自姒姓，是真正的上古圣君夏禹的后代，名副其实的四千年。
鄫国历经夏、商、周三代，一直到春秋时代才被莒国所灭。怀着亡国之痛的太子巫逃奔到鲁国，其后代为纪念故国以“鄫”为氏，后去邑旁（即“阝”旁），表示离开故城，称曾氏。
Origin|根
Chinese Character 曾（zeng) and Chinse Character 陈(chen) are the two most common variations of the Chan surname in Singapore's context. "Zeng" can show that one's ancestory is from Hokkien as Zeng is a pronounciation from the Southern Min diaspora.On the other hand shows that one is from canton or HongKong.
在新加坡, 曾/陈姓有两种最常见的拼写。一是”曾“，二是”陈“。其中”曾“ 是闽南语发音，因此姓”曾1“的国人的祖先来自福建。而姓 ”陈“的大众则是来自于广东、香港、澳门。
People|人
Jio Chua, Tanya Chua
曾士生,曾广纬
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