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芮 Rui — a rarer surname
65.9 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Rui |
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| Strokes | 8 |
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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 from the ancient state of Rui, in today's Shaanxi.
What the character means
The tender growth of plants symbolizes new life and vitality
Why it scores this way
Easy to say76
Mostly easy. The only friction is r, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China45
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write80
8 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Rui Chenggang — TV host (b.1977), famous economics journalist.
- Rui Liangfu — An ancient Chinese statesman of the Western Zhou dynasty, remembered for his honest remonstrance against King Li's tyranny.
- Rui Naiwei — A Chinese professional Go player, regarded as one of the strongest female players in Go history.
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