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You really need to see how the name is written in Chinese characters, in order to assess the meaning of the name. Well, that, as well as be able to read Chinese. "Kwai-Chang" can mean any number of different things.

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I have a book titled *Name Your Baby in Chinese* by Lin Shan. The book doesn't give a listing for "Kwai", but it does depict six different renderings of "Chang". I'll give them to you here:

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1. (masculine) prosperous, flourishing
2. (masculine or feminine) long, strong point
3. (masculine or feminine) constant, frequently
4. (feminine) the goddess of the moon
5. (masculine) long day
6. (masculine or feminine) smooth, fluent, free

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What you really need to do is find a Kung Fu fan club website on the 'net and ask them whether anyone has ever determined the meanings of the Chinese names of the characters in the show. Probably someone has, as fans generally tend to compile all sorts of little details like that on their favorite teevee series.

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-- Nanaea