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虞 Yu — a rarer surname
67.0 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Yu |
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| Strokes | 13 |
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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 Yu, associated with the beautiful Yu the Beauty.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say96
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China45
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write55
13 strokes — more than most; it will take real practice to write smoothly.
People who carried this name
- Yu Meiren — Legendary beauty, the favorite consort of Xiang Yu, hero of Chinese opera.
- Yu Shinan — Tang dynasty calligrapher and poet, one of the 24 Lingyan Pavilion heroes, renowned for regular script and literary works.
- Yu Yunwen — Southern Song statesman and general, commanded victorious defense at Caishi against Jin invasion, later served as chancellor.
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