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盛 Sheng — a rarer surname
61.9 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Sheng |
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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 'prosperous', from the ancient state of Sheng.
What the character means
Prosperous and flourishing
Why it scores this way
Easy to say84
Mostly easy. The only friction is sh, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China40
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
- Sheng Xuanhuai — Late Qing industrialist (1844–1916), founder of China's first modern enterprises.
- Sheng Du — Northern Song official and scholar, known for compiling imperial records and serving as a councilor under Emperor Renzong.
- Sheng Mao — Yuan dynasty painter from Lin'an, celebrated for landscape paintings in the style of Dong Yuan and Ju Ran.
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