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郭 Guo — a top-40 surname
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| Pinyin | Guo |
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| Strokes | 11 |
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| Commonness | a top-40 surname |
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| Type | single-character |
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Where the surname comes from
A surname associated with the ancient state of Guo, strong in the north of China.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say91
Mostly easy. The only friction is uo, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China84
A very common surname (roughly the top 40 in China).
Easy to write65
11 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Guo Moruo — Modern historian and poet (1892–1978), a leading figure of Chinese academia.
- Guo Ziyi — Tang dynasty general who suppressed the An Lushan Rebellion and served four emperors.
- Guo Shoujing — Yuan dynasty astronomer and hydraulic engineer, created the Shoushi calendar and improved Beijing's water supply.
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