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Jin-seo진서

Jin-seo brings together “truth” and “auspicious omen.” Like your name, you are someone who lives truthfully 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
眞瑞眞 ‘truth’ + 瑞 ‘auspicious omen’
眞(참 진) + 瑞(상서 서)
眞序眞 ‘truth’ + 序 ‘order’
眞(참 진) + 序(차례 서)
眞書眞 ‘truth’ + 書 ‘writing; books’
眞(참 진) + 書(글 서)
振瑞振 ‘to rouse’ + 瑞 ‘auspicious omen’
振(떨칠 진) + 瑞(상서 서)
辰瑞辰 ‘star; dragon branch’ + 瑞 ‘auspicious omen’
辰(별 진) + 瑞(상서 서)
振序振 ‘to rouse’ + 序 ‘order’
振(떨칠 진) + 序(차례 서)

Who it's given to

Jin-seo is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jin-seo. Say it like jeen-suh.

진ㅈ + ㅣ + ㄴ
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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