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廉 Lian — a rarer surname
62.2 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Lian |
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| Strokes | 13 |
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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 'honest', forever linked with the general Lian Po.
What the character means
upright and incorruptible
Why it scores this way
Easy to say91
Mostly easy. The only friction is ian, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China37
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write55
13 strokes — more than most; it will take real practice to write smoothly.
People who carried this name
- Lian Po — Warring States general of Zhao (3rd century BC), famed for his humility and courage.
- Lian Xixian — Yuan dynasty statesman of Uyghur descent, known for Confucian scholarship and good governance, nicknamed 'Lian Mencius'.
- Lian Fan — Eastern Han official praised for benevolent rule in Shu, remembered through a folk song celebrating his lifting of curfews.
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