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阴 Yin — a rarer surname
73.7 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Yin |
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| Strokes | 7 |
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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 'shade', from the ancient state of Yin.
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 China42
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write85
7 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Yin Lihua — Eastern Han empress (5–64), praised for her modesty and virtue.
- Yin Keng — Southern Dynasties poet, famed for five-character poetry, paired with He Xun. His works influenced Tang poetry.
- Yin Falu — Modern Chinese musicologist, professor at Peking University, expert on ancient Chinese music and culture.
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