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东方 Dongfang — a rarer surname
73.8 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Dongfang |
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| Strokes | 9 |
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| Commonness | outside the top 100 |
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| Type | compound surname |
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Where the surname comes from
A poetic surname meaning 'eastern direction', from the ancient Dongfang clan.
What the character means
The east where the sun rises — hope and leadership.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say82
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China49
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write96
9 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Dongfang Shuo — Han dynasty court scholar (154–93 BC), famous wit and advisor to Emperor Wu.
- Dongfang Qiu — Tang dynasty poet, served as Left Scribe, associated with Chen Zi'ang, few poems extant.
- Dongfang Wenying — Chinese actress, known for playing Tanchun in the 1987 TV adaptation of Dream of the Red Chamber.
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