A surname meaning 'ancestor', from the ancient state of Zong.
What the character means
A sense of ancestral legacy and fundamental values
Why it scores this way
Easy to say76
Mostly easy. The only friction is z, 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 write80
8 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
Zong Ze — Northern Song general (1060–1128), defender of Kaifeng against the Jurchen.
Zong Bing — A Southern Dynasties painter and art theorist, author of 'Introduction to Landscape Painting', a key figure in early Chinese landscape art.
Zong Baihua — Modern Chinese aesthetician and philosopher, professor at Peking University, famous for 'The Walk of Aesthetics'.