Orient Name › Surnames › 南门
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| Pinyin | Nanmen |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| Commonness | outside the top 100 |
| Type | compound surname |
A surname meaning 'south gate', from the ancient office of gatekeeper.
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
12 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
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