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乌 Wu — a rarer surname
78.0 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Wu |
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| Strokes | 4 |
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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 'crow', from the ancient state of Wu.
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 China43
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write100
4 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Wu Guanzhong — Painter (1919–2010), master of Chinese ink painting and modernism.
- Wu Chongyin — Tang dynasty general who defeated rebel Li Shidao and served as military governor. A key figure in the Wu clan's martial legacy.
- Wu Sidao — Ming dynasty scholar and official, renowned for literary works and administrative virtue. Author of 'Chuncao Studio Collection'.
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