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Mi-so미소

Mi-so brings together “beautiful” and “bright.” Like your name, you are someone who is beautiful inside and out, and who lives a bright and shining life.

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
美昭美 ‘beautiful’ + 昭 ‘bright’
美(아름다울 미) + 昭(밝을 소)
美素美 ‘beautiful’ + 素 ‘simple and pure’
美(아름다울 미) + 素(본디 소)
媄昭媄 ‘lovely’ + 昭 ‘bright’
媄(빛 고울 미) + 昭(밝을 소)
媄素媄 ‘lovely’ + 素 ‘simple and pure’
媄(빛 고울 미) + 素(본디 소)

Who it's given to

Mi-so is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Mi-so. Say it like mee-soh.

미ㅁ + ㅣ
소ㅅ + ㅗ

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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