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In-seok인석

In-seok brings together “benevolent” and “great.” Like your name, you are someone who is kind to everyone and grows into someone great.

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:

HanjaMeaning
仁碩仁 ‘benevolent’ + 碩 ‘great; eminent’
仁(어질 인) + 碩(클 석)
麟碩麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’ + 碩 ‘great; eminent’
麟(기린 린) + 碩(클 석)
仁錫仁 ‘benevolent’ + 錫 ‘to bestow; tin’
仁(어질 인) + 錫(주석 석)
寅碩寅 ‘tiger’ + 碩 ‘great; eminent’
寅(범 인) + 碩(클 석)
麟錫麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’ + 錫 ‘to bestow; tin’
麟(기린 린) + 錫(주석 석)
寅錫寅 ‘tiger’ + 錫 ‘to bestow; tin’
寅(범 인) + 錫(주석 석)

Who it's given to

In-seok is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: In-seok. Say it like een-suk.

인ㅇ + ㅣ + ㄴ
석ㅅ + ㅓ + ㄱ

Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.

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