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池 Chi — a rarer surname
67.0 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Chi |
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| Strokes | 6 |
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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 'pond', from the ancient state of Chi.
What the character means
Clear and tranquil water
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 China41
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
- Chi Li — Novelist (b.1957), representative of 'new realism' in Chinese fiction.
- Chi Jishang — Chinese geologist and educator, known for petrological research and contributions to chromite deposit studies.
- Chi Fengcheng — Chinese National Revolutionary Army general who commanded troops in the defense of Taierzhuang during the Sino-Japanese War.
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