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Jeong-su정수

Jeong-su brings together “upright” and “outstanding.” Like your name, you are someone who stands out in all you do and lives honestly and uprightly.

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
正秀正 ‘upright’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
正(바를 정) + 秀(빼어날 수)
正洙正 ‘upright’ + 洙 ‘riverside’
正(바를 정) + 洙(물가 수)
正守正 ‘upright’ + 守 ‘to protect’
正(바를 정) + 守(지킬 수)
晶秀晶 ‘crystal clear’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
晶(맑을 정) + 秀(빼어날 수)
定秀定 ‘settled’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
定(정할 정) + 秀(빼어날 수)
晶洙晶 ‘crystal clear’ + 洙 ‘riverside’
晶(맑을 정) + 洙(물가 수)

Who it's given to

Jeong-su is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jeong-su. Say it like jung-soo.

정ㅈ + ㅓ + ㅇ
수ㅅ + ㅜ

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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