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余 Yu — a top-100 surname
84.9 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Yu |
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| Strokes | 7 |
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| Commonness | a top-100 surname |
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| Type | single-character |
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Where the surname comes from
A surname meaning 'surplus', widely spread across southern China.
What the character means
surplus and prosperity
Why it scores this way
Easy to say96
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China73
Common enough that most Chinese speakers recognise it (roughly the top 100).
Easy to write85
7 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Yu Youren — Calligrapher and statesman (1879–1964), first president of the Control Yuan.
- Yu Hua — Renowned Chinese novelist known for works like 'To Live' and 'Brothers', exploring modern Chinese history and society.
- Yu Kwang-chung — Taiwanese poet and essayist, celebrated for nostalgic masterpiece 'Nostalgia' and his profound literary contributions.
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