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甄 Zhen — a rarer surname
59.4 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Zhen |
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| Strokes | 13 |
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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 meaning 'to examine', from the ancient state of Zhen.
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 China45
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write55
13 strokes — more than most; it will take real practice to write smoothly.
People who carried this name
- Donnie Yen — Action star and martial artist (b.1963), star of Ip Man films.
- Zhen Fu (Lady Zhen) — Empress of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, renowned for her beauty and tragic life; mother of Emperor Cao Rui.
- Zhen Luan — Mathematician and astronomer of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, author of significant mathematical texts such as Wu Cao Suan Jing.
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