Chinese surname · rank 498

盘

盘 is read as pán.

Pinyin

pán

Script forms

Simplified 盘 · Traditional 盤

Basic meaning

tray, plate, dish; examine

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Pangu / Panhu mytho-historical surname traditions before 2070 BCE, with later Yao Panwang migration layers recorded separately

Place: Yao Panwang / Panhu migration layers in Hunan and south China; Pangu tradition is mythic and not pinned as a literal geographic founder.

Origin note

Pan is verified as a multi-layer surname with mythic and ethnic traditions. Surname references preserve Pangu and Panhu accounts, including Yao Panwang traditions; the Shuangpai local source ties local Pan lineages to Yao history and migration. The page presents these as recorded surname traditions and avoids turning mythic Pangu or Panhu material into a literal single-founder claim.

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Sources checked

Hao86 surname reference: Pan - Pangu, Shuyi Ji-style Pangu country, Panhu, Tang-Pan and Yao origin layers
Shuangpai county media: Pan surname study - local Pan families as Yao; Panhu/Panwang tradition and Yao migration history
23mofang surname reference: Pan - modern surname library record for Pan surname and distribution context
Han Dian: Pan - basic character meanings and surname listing only

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