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Seon-yu선유

Seon-yu brings together “good and kind” and “abundant.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a life of abundance 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
善裕善 ‘good and kind’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
善(착할 선) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
善柔善 ‘good and kind’ + 柔 ‘gentle’
善(착할 선) + 柔(부드러울 유)
善侑善 ‘good and kind’ + 侑 ‘to help’
善(착할 선) + 侑(도울 유)
仙裕仙 ‘immortal; fairy’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
仙(신선 선) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
宣裕宣 ‘to proclaim’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
宣(베풀 선) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
仙柔仙 ‘immortal; fairy’ + 柔 ‘gentle’
仙(신선 선) + 柔(부드러울 유)

Who it's given to

Seon-yu is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seon-yu. Say it like sun-yoo.

선ㅅ + ㅓ + ㄴ
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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