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Scope of Origin Record
The page’s origin entry only says “see Xingyuan”; it provides no specific progenitor, reason for acquiring the surname, or genealogical origin narrative.
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Limits of Pronunciation Evidence
The page adopts the reading kàn while retaining the record that Zhongguo Xingshi Daquan gives kān and says “not pronounced kàn”; therefore, the page itself does not resolve the disagreement.
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