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鲍 Bao — a rarer surname
65.2 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Bao |
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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 Qi, associated with the friend of Guan Zhong.
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 China40
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
- Bao Zhao — Southern Dynasties poet (414–466), master of yuefu poetry, admired by Du Fu.
- Bao Shuya — Ancient Chinese official of Qi state, known for his close friendship with Guan Zhong and for recommending Guan as prime minister.
- Bao Linghui — Southern Dynasties poet, younger sister of Bao Zhao, renowned for her poetry on love and lament, a rare female poet of the era.
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