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习 Xi — a rarer surname
70.4 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Xi |
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| Strokes | 3 |
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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 'to practice', from the ancient state of Xi.
What the character means
To practice until familiar, suggesting diligent learning and steady improvement.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say76
Mostly easy. The only friction is x, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China43
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write100
3 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Xi Zhongxun — Revolutionary (1913–2002), one of the founders of the Shaanxi Soviet.
- Xi Zaochi — Eastern Jin dynasty historian, author of Han Jin Chunqiu, known for his critical historiography and advocacy of Shu Han legitimacy.
- Xi Yu — Eastern Han official, enfeoffed as Marquis of Xiangyang, credited with developing the famed Xian Shan scenic area.
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