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FWIW, family name is almost one syllable (Li, Yang, Wu, etc.) Though that only helps a little because loads of given names are also one syllable. Fun Fact: 30
by paulddraper 3y ago
FWIW, family name is almost one syllable (Li, Yang, Wu, etc.)
Though that only helps a little because loads of given names are also one syllable.
Fun Fact: 300,000 people have the name "Zhang Wei" [1]
[1] https://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-01/20/c_138721082.htm https://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-01/20/c_138721082.htm
- numpad0 3y agoModern Chinese family names are often one syllable, but China and Japan do not share language nor have much ancestral connections, and Japanese family names are usually not one syllable.