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Ji-seo지서

Ji-seo brings together “wisdom” and “auspicious omen.” Like your name, you are someone who grows in wisdom and is followed by good fortune.

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
智瑞智 ‘wisdom’ + 瑞 ‘auspicious omen’
智(슬기 지) + 瑞(상서 서)
志瑞志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 瑞 ‘auspicious omen’
志(뜻 지) + 瑞(상서 서)
智序智 ‘wisdom’ + 序 ‘order’
智(슬기 지) + 序(차례 서)
智書智 ‘wisdom’ + 書 ‘writing; books’
智(슬기 지) + 書(글 서)
志序志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 序 ‘order’
志(뜻 지) + 序(차례 서)
志書志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 書 ‘writing; books’
志(뜻 지) + 書(글 서)

Who it's given to

Ji-seo is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ji-seo. Say it like jee-suh.

지ㅈ + ㅣ
서ㅅ + ㅓ

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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