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万 Wan — a top-100 surname
90.6 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Wan |
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| Strokes | 3 |
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| Commonness | a top-100 surname |
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| Type | single-character |
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Where the surname comes from
A surname meaning 'ten thousand', from the ancient state of Wan.
What the character means
Ten thousand, also implying abundance and vastness; for a name, it suggests enduring blessings and broad prospects.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say96
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China78
Common enough that most Chinese speakers recognise it (roughly the top 100).
Easy to write100
3 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Wan Li — Reformer and former chairman of the NPC Standing Committee (1916–2015).
- Wan Sitong — Wan Sitong (1638-1702) was a renowned Chinese historian of the late Ming and early Qing, key compiler of the official Ming History.
- Wan Laiming — Wan Laiming (1900-1997) was a Chinese animation pioneer, director of the classic 'Havoc in Heaven', a landmark film.
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