A surname meaning 'palace', from the ancient office of palace management.
What the character means
a grand residence, symbolizing nobility
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 China45
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write75
9 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
Gong Baoshi — —
Gong Zhiqi — A statesman of the State of Yu in the Spring and Autumn period, known for his wise counsel against allowing Jin's troops passage, which was ignored, leading to Yu's fall.
Gong Tianting — A Yuan dynasty playwright, author of the zaju play 'Fan Zhang Ji Shu', recognized for his contributions to Chinese opera literature.