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公西 Gongxi — a rarer surname
76.5 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Gongxi |
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| Strokes | 10 |
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| Commonness | outside the top 100 |
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| Type | compound surname |
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Where the surname comes from
The surname of Confucius' disciple Gongxi Chi.
What the character means
justice and impartiality
Why it scores this way
Easy to say92
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China49
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write92
10 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Gongxi Chi — Confucius' disciple (509 BC), gifted in ritual and ceremony.
- Gongxi Yuru — Disciple of Confucius, one of the Seventy-two Sages. A native of Lu, his name appears in historical records.
- Gongxi Dian — A disciple of Confucius, counted among the Seventy-two Sages. His name is preserved in early Confucian texts.
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