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Seo-yu brings together “auspicious omen” and “abundant.” Like your name, you are someone who is followed by good fortune and lives a life of abundance.

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
瑞裕瑞 ‘auspicious omen’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
瑞(상서 서) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
瑞柔瑞 ‘auspicious omen’ + 柔 ‘gentle’
瑞(상서 서) + 柔(부드러울 유)
瑞侑瑞 ‘auspicious omen’ + 侑 ‘to help’
瑞(상서 서) + 侑(도울 유)
序裕序 ‘order’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
序(차례 서) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
書裕書 ‘writing; books’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
書(글 서) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
序柔序 ‘order’ + 柔 ‘gentle’
序(차례 서) + 柔(부드러울 유)

Who it's given to

Seo-yu is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seo-yu. Say it like suh-yoo.

서ㅅ + ㅓ
유ㅇ + ㅠ

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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