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陈 Chen — one of China's ten most common
85.7 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Chen |
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| Strokes | 8 |
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| Commonness | one of China's ten most common |
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| Type | single-character |
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Where the surname comes from
Originating from the ancient State of Chen (modern Henan), a surname rich in cultural heritage.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say76
Mostly easy. The only friction is c, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China100
Among China's ten most common surnames — nobody will ask you to repeat it.
Easy to write80
8 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Chen Sheng — Leader of the first great peasant uprising against the Qin dynasty (d. 208 BC).
- Chen Yinke — Renowned historian and classical scholar, master of multiple languages, profoundly influential in 20th-century Chinese historiography.
- Chen Duxiu — Leader of the New Culture Movement, founding figure of the Chinese Communist Party, advocate for science and democracy.
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