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祁 Qi — a rarer surname
68.5 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Qi |
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| Strokes | 6 |
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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 'great', from the Jin dynasty noble families.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say76
Mostly easy. The only friction is q, 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 write90
6 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Qi Zhilong — —
- Qi Xi — Qi Xi, a noble official of the State of Jin in the Spring and Autumn period, famed for his impartial recommendations of both foe and kin.
- Qi Junzao — Qi Junzao, a Qing dynasty scholar-official, served as imperial tutor to three emperors and was a noted calligrapher.
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