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Seon-su선수

Seon-su brings together “good and kind” and “outstanding.” Like your name, you are someone who stands out in all you do and keeps a kind and good heart.

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
善秀善 ‘good and kind’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
善(착할 선) + 秀(빼어날 수)
善洙善 ‘good and kind’ + 洙 ‘riverside’
善(착할 선) + 洙(물가 수)
善守善 ‘good and kind’ + 守 ‘to protect’
善(착할 선) + 守(지킬 수)
宣秀宣 ‘to proclaim’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
宣(베풀 선) + 秀(빼어날 수)
宣洙宣 ‘to proclaim’ + 洙 ‘riverside’
宣(베풀 선) + 洙(물가 수)
宣守宣 ‘to proclaim’ + 守 ‘to protect’
宣(베풀 선) + 守(지킬 수)

Who it's given to

Seon-su is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seon-su. Say it like sun-soo.

선ㅅ + ㅓ + ㄴ
수ㅅ + 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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