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薛 Xue — a top-100 surname
59.8 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Xue |
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| Strokes | 17 |
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| Commonness | a top-100 surname |
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| Type | single-character |
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Where the surname comes from
A surname from the ancient State of Xue, common in Jiangsu and Shandong.
What the character means
A quiet and resilient plant, symbolizing natural elegance an
Why it scores this way
Easy to say71
Mostly easy. The only friction is x, ue, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China66
Common enough that most Chinese speakers recognise it (roughly the top 100).
Easy to write35
17 strokes — more than most; it will take real practice to write smoothly.
People who carried this name
- Xue Rengui — Tang dynasty general (614–683), hero of the campaign against the Eastern Turks.
- Xue Tao — Tang Dynasty female poet, celebrated for her literary brilliance and romantic exchanges with the poet Yuan Zhen.
- Xue Yue — Republic of China army general, renowned for commanding the Changsha campaigns against Japanese forces in WWII.
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