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石 Shi — a top-100 surname
84.1 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Shi |
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| Strokes | 5 |
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| Commonness | a top-100 surname |
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| Type | single-character |
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| Theme | Nature |
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Where the surname comes from
A surname from the Spring and Autumn period, meaning 'stone', solid and enduring.
Theme basis：石 = stone
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 China72
Common enough that most Chinese speakers recognise it (roughly the top 100).
Easy to write95
5 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Shi Dakai — Taiping Rebellion leader (1831–1863), the 'Wing King' and a gifted poet.
- Shi Yukun — Qing dynasty storyteller and artist, whose oral tales of Judge Bao led to the classic novel 'Three Heroes and Five Gallants'.
- Shi Hui — Renowned Chinese film and stage actor-director, best known for starring in the classic movie 'This Life of Mine' (1949).
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