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查 Zha — a rarer surname
65.7 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Zha |
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| Strokes | 9 |
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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 ancient state of Zha, borne by the novelist Jin Yong.
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 China48
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
- Jin Yong (Zha Liangyong) — Wuxia novelist (1924–2018), author of The Legend of the Condor Heroes.
- Zha Shenxing — Qing dynasty poet (1650-1727), known for his lucid style and travel poems, author of Collected Works of Jingyetang.
- Zha Liangzheng (Mu Dan) — Modernist Chinese poet and translator (1918-1977), a leading voice of the Nine Leaves school.
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