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Seon-hu선후

Seon-hu brings together “good and kind” and “generous.” Like your name, you are someone who keeps a kind and good heart, and who is generous and warm.

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
善厚善 ‘good and kind’ + 厚 ‘generous’
善(착할 선) + 厚(두터울 후)
善煦善 ‘good and kind’ + 煦 ‘warmth’
善(착할 선) + 煦(따뜻하게 할 후)
宣厚宣 ‘to proclaim’ + 厚 ‘generous’
宣(베풀 선) + 厚(두터울 후)
宣煦宣 ‘to proclaim’ + 煦 ‘warmth’
宣(베풀 선) + 煦(따뜻하게 할 후)
仙厚仙 ‘immortal; fairy’ + 厚 ‘generous’
仙(신선 선) + 厚(두터울 후)
仙煦仙 ‘immortal; fairy’ + 煦 ‘warmth’
仙(신선 선) + 煦(따뜻하게 할 후)

Who it's given to

Seon-hu is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seon-hu. Say it like sun-hoo.

선ㅅ + ㅓ + ㄴ
후ㅎ + 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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