Orient Name
› Surnames › 毕
毕 Bi — a rarer surname
75.0 / 100 overall fit
Build a name on this surname →
| Pinyin | Bi |
|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
|---|
| Commonness | outside the top 100 |
|---|
| Type | single-character |
|---|
Where the surname comes from
A surname from the ancient state of Bi, associated with the Zhou royal family.
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 China42
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write90
6 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Bi Sheng — Song dynasty inventor (c.970–1051), creator of movable-type printing.
- Bi Zaiyu — Southern Song dynasty general, renowned for his military prowess in resisting the Jin invasion.
- Bi Yuan — Qing dynasty scholar and official, compiler of the 'Xu Zizhi Tongjian' (Continuation to Comprehensive Mirror).
Build a name on this surname →
Other surnames with the same feel
中文版