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鲜于 Xianyu — a rarer surname
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| Pinyin | Xianyu |
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| Strokes | 17 |
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| Commonness | outside the top 100 |
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| Type | compound surname |
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Where the surname comes from
A surname of the ancient Korean and northern peoples, associated with the Han scholar Xianyu Zhongtong.
What the character means
Freshness and vitality
Why it scores this way
Easy to say67
Mostly easy. The only friction is x, ian, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China50
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write64
17 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Xianyu Zhongtong — Han dynasty scholar, one of the Three Scholars of the Eastern Han.
- Xianyu Shu — Yuan dynasty calligrapher and poet, renowned for his cursive script and friendship with Zhao Mengfu.
- Xianyu Xiuli — Northern Wei rebel leader who initiated the uprising in Dingzhou, later betrayed by his subordinate.
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