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章 Zhang — a rarer surname
60.8 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Zhang |
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| Strokes | 11 |
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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 'chapter', associated with the revolutionary scholar Zhang Taiyan.
What the character means
A well-organized and talented person
Why it scores this way
Easy to say72
Mostly easy. The only friction is zh, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China46
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write65
11 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Zhang Taiyan — Revolutionary and scholar (1869–1936), giant of classical Chinese studies.
- Zhang Xuecheng — A Qing dynasty historian and philosopher, author of 'Wenshi Tongyi', a seminal work on Chinese historiography and local chronicles.
- Zhang Shizhao — Modern Chinese educator, jurist, and politician. Prominent in the 1911 Revolution and early Republic, noted for his scholarly works.
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