A surname meaning 'cypress', a tree of longevity in Chinese culture.
What the character means
cypress — endurance and dignity
Classical source：《论语·子罕》
Why it scores this way
Easy to say96
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China38
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write75
9 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
Bo Yang — Writer and critic (1920–2008), famous for The Ugly Chinaman essays.
Bai Wenwei — Chinese revolutionary and military leader in the early 20th century, a founding figure of the Republic of China and military governor of Anhui Province.
Bai Qing — Chinese actress celebrated for her heartfelt portrayals of elderly rural women in films and TV dramas.