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怀 Huai — a rarer surname
67.6 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Huai |
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| Strokes | 7 |
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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 cherish', from the ancient state of Huai.
What the character means
To embrace
Why it scores this way
Easy to say80
Mostly easy. The only friction is uai, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China42
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write85
7 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Huai Nan — —
- Huai Jinpeng — Chinese computer scientist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and current Minister of Education of China.
- Huai En — Ming dynasty eunuch, head of the Directorate of Ceremonial, known for integrity and remonstrance.
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