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Ri-o리오

Ri-o brings together “reason and order” and “to awaken.” Like your name, you are someone who sees the world with clear reason and always finds new understanding.

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
理悟理 ‘reason and order’ + 悟 ‘to awaken’
理(다스릴 리) + 悟(깨달을 오)
莉悟莉 ‘jasmine’ + 悟 ‘to awaken’
莉(말리 리) + 悟(깨달을 오)
利悟利 ‘benefit’ + 悟 ‘to awaken’
利(이로울 리) + 悟(깨달을 오)

Who it's given to

Ri-o is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ri-o. Say it like ree-oh.

리ㄹ + ㅣ
오ㅇ + 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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