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Man-su만수

Man-su brings together “ten thousand” and “outstanding.” Like your name, you are someone who has ten thousand blessings 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
萬秀萬 ‘ten thousand’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
萬(일만 만) + 秀(빼어날 수)
萬洙萬 ‘ten thousand’ + 洙 ‘riverside’
萬(일만 만) + 洙(물가 수)
萬守萬 ‘ten thousand’ + 守 ‘to protect’
萬(일만 만) + 守(지킬 수)

Who it's given to

Man-su is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Man-su. Say it like man-soo.

만ㅁ + ㅏ + 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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