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齐 Qi — a rarer surname
68.1 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Qi |
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| Strokes | 6 |
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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 mighty State of Qi — one of the great powers of the Spring and Autumn era.
What the character means
Harmony and completeness
Why it scores this way
Easy to say76
Mostly easy. The only friction is q, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China44
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write90
6 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
- Qi Baishi — Master painter (1864–1957), famous for his vivid depictions of shrimp, fish and flowers.
- Qi Rushan — Chinese dramatist and Peking opera scholar, author of numerous works on traditional theater history.
- Qi Bangyuan — Taiwanese writer and literature professor, author of the acclaimed memoir 'The Great Flowing River'.
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