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蒋 Jiang — a top-100 surname
70.5 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Jiang |
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| Strokes | 12 |
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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 of statesmen, from the ancient Jiang state in today's Henan.
What the character means
Symbolizing a water plant and commendation.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say79
Mostly easy. The only friction is j, ian, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China69
Common enough that most Chinese speakers recognise it (roughly the top 100).
Easy to write60
12 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Chiang Kai-shek — Leader of the Republic of China (1887–1975), president for decades.
- Jiang Baili — Chinese military strategist and theorist, author of "On National Defense", known for modernizing China's military thought.
- Jiang Menglin — Chinese educator and writer, served as President of Peking University, advocated progressive education reforms.
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