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上官 Shangguan — a rarer surname
69.4 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Shangguan |
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| Strokes | 11 |
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| Commonness | outside the top 100 |
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| Type | compound surname |
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| Theme | Ancient lineage |
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Where the surname comes from
A noble surname meaning 'high official', from the Chu royal family.
Theme basis：上官 = a Han-dynasty official title
Why it scores this way
Easy to say74
Mostly easy. The only friction is sh, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China51
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write88
11 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Shangguan Wan'er — Tang dynasty poet and female chancellor (664–710), influential court figure.
- Shangguan Yi — Tang dynasty poet and official, known for the 'Shangguan style' poetry and served as chancellor under Emperor Gaozong.
- Shangguan Jie — Western Han official, close aide to Emperor Wu, later became a regent but was executed for conspiring against the throne.
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