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Cheong-su청수
Cheong-su brings together “clear” and “outstanding.” Like your name, you are someone who stands out in all you do and stays clear and pure.
Meaning and hanja
Korean names are usually written with Chinese characters (hanja) chosen for their meaning, so one name can be spelled several ways. Common spellings:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 淸秀 | 淸 ‘clear’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’ 淸(맑을 청) + 秀(빼어날 수) |
| 淸洙 | 淸 ‘clear’ + 洙 ‘riverside’ 淸(맑을 청) + 洙(물가 수) |
| 淸守 | 淸 ‘clear’ + 守 ‘to protect’ 淸(맑을 청) + 守(지킬 수) |
- Honesty
- Strength
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Cheong-su is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Cheong-su. Say it like chung-soo.
청ㅊ + ㅓ + ㅇ
수ㅅ + ㅜ
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