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Seo-ju서주

Seo-ju brings together “auspicious omen” and “pearl.” Like your name, you are someone who is followed by good fortune and is as precious as a pearl.

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
瑞珠瑞 ‘auspicious omen’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
瑞(상서 서) + 珠(구슬 주)
瑞周瑞 ‘auspicious omen’ + 周 ‘all-around’
瑞(상서 서) + 周(두루 주)
瑞宙瑞 ‘auspicious omen’ + 宙 ‘universe’
瑞(상서 서) + 宙(집 주)
序珠序 ‘order’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
序(차례 서) + 珠(구슬 주)
序周序 ‘order’ + 周 ‘all-around’
序(차례 서) + 周(두루 주)
書珠書 ‘writing; books’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
書(글 서) + 珠(구슬 주)

Who it's given to

Seo-ju is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seo-ju. Say it like suh-joo.

서ㅅ + ㅓ
주ㅈ + 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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