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焦 Jiao — a rarer surname
61.2 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Jiao |
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| Strokes | 12 |
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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 'scorched', from the ancient state of Jiao.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say83
Mostly easy. The only friction is j, iao, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China39
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write60
12 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Jiao Yulu — County official (1922–1964), model of selfless service in the fight against poverty.
- Jiao Xun — Qing dynasty scholar, mathematician, and opera theorist known for his works on Confucian classics and mathematics.
- Jiao Yanshou — Han dynasty scholar, author of Jiaoshi Yilin, a classic on divination and the Book of Changes.
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