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吴 Wu — one of China's ten most common

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Where the surname comes from

Originating from the ancient State of Wu in the Jiangnan region, prominent in arts and business.

Why it scores this way

Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.

Among China's ten most common surnames — nobody will ask you to repeat it.

7 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.

People who carried this name

• Wu Daozi — Tang dynasty painter (c.680–760), called the 'Sage of Painting' for his murals.
• Wu Cheng'en — Ming dynasty novelist, author of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West.
• Wu Jingzi — Qing dynasty novelist, author of the satirical classic The Scholars.

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