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Ri-u리우
Ri-u brings together “reason and order” and “universe.” Like your name, you are someone who sees the world with clear reason and dreams as big as the universe.
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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 理宇 | 理 ‘reason and order’ + 宇 ‘universe’ 理(다스릴 리) + 宇(집 우) |
| 理祐 | 理 ‘reason and order’ + 祐 ‘blessing’ 理(다스릴 리) + 祐(복 우) |
| 理佑 | 理 ‘reason and order’ + 佑 ‘to help’ 理(다스릴 리) + 佑(도울 우) |
| 莉宇 | 莉 ‘jasmine’ + 宇 ‘universe’ 莉(말리 리) + 宇(집 우) |
| 莉祐 | 莉 ‘jasmine’ + 祐 ‘blessing’ 莉(말리 리) + 祐(복 우) |
| 莉佑 | 莉 ‘jasmine’ + 佑 ‘to help’ 莉(말리 리) + 佑(도울 우) |
- Wisdom
- Honesty
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Ri-u is given to both girls and boys.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Ri-u. Say it like ree-oo.
리ㄹ + ㅣ
우ㅇ + 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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