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祝 Zhu — a rarer surname
63.6 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Zhu |
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| Strokes | 10 |
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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 'to bless', from the ancient office of ritual invocator.
What the character means
Good wishes and happiness
Why it scores this way
Easy to say76
Mostly easy. The only friction is zh, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China46
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write70
10 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Zhu Zhishan — Ming dynasty calligrapher (1461–1527), one of the Four Masters of Wu School.
- Zhu Dachun — Prominent industrialist in late Qing and early Republican China, known for founding factories and advancing modern industry in Shanghai.
- Zhu Xijuan — Chinese actress famous for her role in 'The Red Detachment of Women' (1961), winner of the first Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress.
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