A surname meaning 'southern palace', from the ancient Nangong family.
What the character means
a grand residence, symbolizing nobility
Why it scores this way
Easy to say82
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China47
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write60
18 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
Nangong Kuo — Disciple of Confucius (6th century BC), famed for his eloquence.
Nangong Changwan — A fierce general of the State of Song in the Spring and Autumn period, known for his extraordinary strength and the assassination of Duke Min of Song.
Nangong Yue — Tang Dynasty astronomer who, under Yi Xing, conducted an important survey measuring the length of a meridian on Earth.