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毛 Mao — a top-100 surname
89.5 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Mao |
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| Strokes | 4 |
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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 from the Zhou dynasty's Mao state, borne by the founder of modern China.
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 China75
Common enough that most Chinese speakers recognise it (roughly the top 100).
Easy to write100
4 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Mao Zedong — Founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976), revolutionary leader and poet.
- Mao Sui — Warring States period retainer of Lord Pingyuan, famed for self-recommendation to persuade Chu to ally against Qin.
- Mao Anying — Eldest son of Mao Zedong, served in the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and died in the Korean War.
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