A surname meaning 'river', from the ancient state of Jiang, associated with the writer Jiang Yan.
What the character means
Broad and majestic river
Theme basis：江 = great river
Why it scores this way
Easy to say79
Mostly easy. The only friction is j, ian, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China71
Common enough that most Chinese speakers recognise it (roughly the top 100).
Easy to write90
6 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
Jiang Yan — Southern Dynasties writer (444–505), author of the idiom 'dreaming of a brilliant brush'.
Jiang Wanli — Jiang Wanli (1198-1275), Southern Song official and educator, founded Bailuzhou Academy. He died defending his city against Mongol invasion.
Jiang Fan — Jiang Fan (1761-1831), Qing dynasty Confucian scholar, best known for 'Guochao Hanxue Shicheng Ji', a seminal work on Han Learning.