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竺 Zhu — a rarer surname
65.9 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Zhu |
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| Strokes | 8 |
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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 'bamboo', associated with the meteorologist Zhu Kezhen.
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 write80
8 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Zhu Kezhen — Meteorologist and educator (1890–1974), president of Zhejiang University.
- Zhu Daosheng — Eastern Jin Buddhist philosopher, disciple of Kumarajiva, advocated sudden enlightenment and the universality of Buddha-nature.
- Zhu Shuizhao — Renowned Yue opera performer, one of the 'Ten Sisters', famous for playing male roles with elegant and expressive style.
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