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靳 Jin — a rarer surname
63.9 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Jin |
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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 meaning 'stingy', from the ancient state of Jin.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say88
Mostly easy. The only friction is j, 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 write55
13 strokes — more than most; it will take real practice to write smoothly.
People who carried this name
- Jin Shangyi — Painter (b.1934), president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, master of oil painting.
- Yue-Sai Kan — Chinese-American TV host and entrepreneur, creator of 'One World' and founder of Yue-Sai cosmetics brand.
- Jin Fu — Qing dynasty official, Director-General of River Conservancy, renowned for river control projects on the Yellow and Huai rivers.
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