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周 Zhou — one of China's ten most common
85.7 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Zhou |
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| Strokes | 8 |
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| Commonness | one of China's ten most common |
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| Type | single-character |
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| Theme | Dynasty heritage |
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Where the surname comes from
A surname linked to the ancient Zhou dynasty, one of the longest-ruling houses of China.
What the character means
completeness, thoughtfulness
Theme basis：周 = the Zhou dynasty
Why it scores this way
Easy to say76
Mostly easy. The only friction is zh, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China100
Among China's ten most common surnames — nobody will ask you to repeat it.
Easy to write80
8 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Zhou Enlai — First Premier of the People's Republic of China (1898–1976), statesman and diplomat.
- Zhou Yu — Zhou Yu was a celebrated military commander of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms, famous for the Battle of Red Cliffs.
- Zhou Dunyi — Zhou Dunyi was a Song dynasty neo-Confucian philosopher noted for his essay 'On the Love of the Lotus' and cosmological thought.
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