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慎 Shen — a rarer surname
60.3 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Shen |
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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 'careful', from the ancient state of Shen.
What the character means
Cautious and thoughtful
Why it scores this way
Easy to say88
Mostly easy. The only friction is sh, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China35
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
- Shen Dao — Warring States legalist philosopher (c.350–275 BC), pioneer of power politics theory.
- Shen Congji — Shen Congji was a Song dynasty official, serving as Vice Minister of Works in the imperial government.
- Shen Meng — Shen Meng was a Ming dynasty scholar-official who passed the imperial exam in 1541 and served as a censor.
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