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Seok-u석우

Seok-u brings together “great” and “universe.” Like your name, you are someone who grows into someone great 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:

HanjaMeaning
碩宇碩 ‘great; eminent’ + 宇 ‘universe’
碩(클 석) + 宇(집 우)
碩祐碩 ‘great; eminent’ + 祐 ‘blessing’
碩(클 석) + 祐(복 우)
碩佑碩 ‘great; eminent’ + 佑 ‘to help’
碩(클 석) + 佑(도울 우)
錫宇錫 ‘to bestow; tin’ + 宇 ‘universe’
錫(주석 석) + 宇(집 우)
錫祐錫 ‘to bestow; tin’ + 祐 ‘blessing’
錫(주석 석) + 祐(복 우)
錫佑錫 ‘to bestow; tin’ + 佑 ‘to help’
錫(주석 석) + 佑(도울 우)

Who it's given to

Seok-u is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seok-u. Say it like suk-oo.

석ㅅ + ㅓ + ㄱ
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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