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Jin-su진수

Jin-su brings together “truth” and “outstanding.” Like your name, you are someone who lives truthfully and stands out in all you do.

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
眞秀眞 ‘truth’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
眞(참 진) + 秀(빼어날 수)
眞洙眞 ‘truth’ + 洙 ‘riverside’
眞(참 진) + 洙(물가 수)
眞守眞 ‘truth’ + 守 ‘to protect’
眞(참 진) + 守(지킬 수)
振秀振 ‘to rouse’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
振(떨칠 진) + 秀(빼어날 수)
辰秀辰 ‘star; dragon branch’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
辰(별 진) + 秀(빼어날 수)
振洙振 ‘to rouse’ + 洙 ‘riverside’
振(떨칠 진) + 洙(물가 수)

Who it's given to

Jin-su is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jin-su. Say it like jeen-soo.

진ㅈ + ㅣ + ㄴ
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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