Ha I wonder how many strokes the most complex Chinese character has like maybe eightee-
Has a Chinese son, names him bĆØng-dĆ”, and he hates me
My beloved son äØ»é¾ just trying to write his name in kindergarten
According to Wikipedia, the characters with the most strokes (tied) are
and
Both with a total of 64 strokes. Both of these consist of a single 16-stroke radical repeated 4 times. There's another 58-stroke character which uses multiple radicals
Meaning biangbiang noodles
However, in Japanese, there is a very rare kokuji (kanji created in Japan) with 84 strokes
also written as
Chinese characters to use when naming your kid so that they get a cramp writing their name: 16 strokes and up only, non-exhaustive, taken from real names.
ē yĆ n - swallow (bird) / 16
č¾ lÄi - bud / 16
å nĆng - to congeal, to concentrate attention, to stare / 16
é fÄi - fall of snow / 16
é lĆn - continued rain / 16
č ¾ tĆ©ng - to gallop, to prance, to soar, to hover, to make room, to clear out, to vacate, verb suffix indicating repeated action / 16
å rĆŗ - scholar, Confucian / 16
čµ yÅ«n - good appearance / 16
ē¹ xÄ« - bright, warm / 16
č» zhÄn - to arrive, to reach (esp. perfection), utmost / 16
č wÄi - Osmunda regalis (a species of fern) / 16
ē lù - beautiful jade / 17
翼 yì - wing, area surrounding the bullseye of a target, to assist, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / 17
é xiĆ” - rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset / 17
ē¹ fĆ”n - complicated, many, in great numbers / 17
ęæ hĆ”o - trench / 17
é¹ lù - heron / 18
éŗ qĆ - mythical male unicorn / 19
ē hĆ n - ocean, vastness / 19
馨 xīn - fragrant / 20
č yĆ o - brilliant, glorious / 20
å· wÄi - lofty, towering / 20
ę¦ xÄ« - sunlight (usu. in early morning) / 20
é² lù - dew, syrup, nectar, outdoors (not under cover), to show, to reveal, to betray, to expose / 21
ē hĆ o - vast (of water) / 21
ęæ yƬ - exemplary, virtuous / 22
éŗ lĆn - female unicorn / 23
é« xÄ«n - used in names of people and shops, symbolizing prosperity / 24
Plus some "exclusive" characters for all those who use traditional characters: These do not meet the criteria in their simplified forms.
ē© yĒng - head of grain, husk, tip, point, clever, gifted, outstanding / 16
é¾ lóng - dragon, imperial / 16
č xÄ«ng - to rise, to flourish, to become popular, to start, to encourage, to get up / 16
铻 hóng - eastern bean goose, great, large / 17
禮 lĒ - gift, rite, ceremony, propriety, etiquette, courtesy / 17
ē yĆng - clear, limpid (of water) / 18
č yƬ - skill, art / 18
č± fÄng - abundant, plentiful, fertile, plump, great / 18
ę· huĆ”i - bosom, heart, mind, to think of, to harbor in one's mind, to conceive (a child) / 19
鵬 pƩng - Peng, large fabulous bird / 19
éŗ lƬ - beautiful / 19
ē xiÄo - (of water) deep and clear, (of wind and rain) howling and pounding, (of light rain) pattering / 19
寶 bĒo - jewel, gem, treasure, precious / 20
č lĆ”n orchid, elegant, graceful / 20
é¶“ hĆØ - crane / 21
ę¬ quĆ”n - authority, power, right, to weigh, expedient, temporary / 21
č· yĆ n - colorful, splendid, gaudy, amorous, romantic, to envy / 24
And as a bonus, consider changing your last name to a surname such as:
č XuÄ, é Huò, ę“ DĆ i, é WĆØi
ē§ LĆŗ, 賓 LĆ i, é» YĆ”n, é¢ QiĆ”n, é HĆ”n, é¾ ZhÅng, č¬ XiĆØ, ē°” JiĒn, č XiÄo, é” YĆ”n, é¾ PĆ”ng, č TĆ”n, é GuÄn, å“ YĆ”n, ē¾ Luó, é”§ Gù, č SÅ«, é¾ GÅng
(Definitions adapted from MDBG.)


















