A surname with roots in the legendary Xia dynasty, common across eastern China.
What the character means
Graceful and composed
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 China83
A very common surname (roughly the top 40 in China).
Easy to write70
10 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
Xu Xiake — Ming dynasty geographer (1587–1641) who traveled across China for 30 years, author of travel classics.
Xu Guangqi — Ming dynasty agronomist, astronomer, and mathematician. He compiled the Encyclopedia of Agriculture and collaborated with Jesuit Matteo Ricci.
Xu Zhimo — Modern Chinese poet, leading figure of the Crescent Moon Society. Famous for lyrical poems like 'On Leaving Cambridge'.