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柴 Chai — a rarer surname
60.8 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Chai |
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| Strokes | 10 |
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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 'firewood', from the ancient state of Chai, associated with Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say76
Mostly easy. The only friction is c, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China38
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write70
10 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Chai Rong — Later Zhou emperor (921–959), brilliant ruler admired by the founder of the Song dynasty.
- Chai Shao — Tang dynasty general, one of the 24 founding ministers of Lingyan Pavilion, husband of Princess Pingyang.
- Chai Wu — Western Han general, granted Marquis of Jipu, served Liu Bang during Chu-Han Contention.
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