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Seok-min석민

Seok-min brings together “great” and “quick-witted.” Like your name, you are someone who grows into someone great and stays quick and bright of mind.

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
碩敏碩 ‘great; eminent’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
碩(클 석) + 敏(민첩할 민)
碩珉碩 ‘great; eminent’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
碩(클 석) + 珉(옥돌 민)
碩旻碩 ‘great; eminent’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’
碩(클 석) + 旻(하늘 민)
錫敏錫 ‘to bestow; tin’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
錫(주석 석) + 敏(민첩할 민)
錫珉錫 ‘to bestow; tin’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
錫(주석 석) + 珉(옥돌 민)
錫旻錫 ‘to bestow; tin’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’
錫(주석 석) + 旻(하늘 민)

Who it's given to

Seok-min is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seok-min. Say it like suk-meen.

석ㅅ + ㅓ + ㄱ
민ㅁ + ㅣ + ㄴ

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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