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时 Shi — a rarer surname
73.9 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Shi |
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| Strokes | 7 |
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| Commonness | outside the top 100 |
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| Type | single-character |
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Where the surname comes from
A surname from the Spring and Autumn period, associated with the Chu state.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say88
Mostly easy. The only friction is sh, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China51
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write85
7 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Shi Zhecun — Modern Chinese writer (1905–2000), pioneer of psychological fiction.
- Shi Dabin — Master potter of the Ming Dynasty, renowned for creating the refined Yixing purple clay teapot style.
- Shi Pu — Late Tang military governor of Wuning Circuit, prominent warlord during the Huang Chao rebellion era.
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