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钮 Niu — a rarer surname
66.7 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Niu |
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| Strokes | 9 |
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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 'button', from the ancient state of Niu.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say91
Mostly easy. The only friction is iu, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China35
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write75
9 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Niu Gangsheng — —
- Niu Yongjian — A founding member of the Kuomintang, served as Vice President of the Examination Yuan, a key figure in early Republican politics.
- Niu Jingyi — Biochemist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, known for his work on the total synthesis of crystalline insulin.
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