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Seong-sik성식

Seong-sik brings together “to accomplish” and “to plant.” Like your name, you are someone who achieves what you set out to do and plants seeds that grow.

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
成植成 ‘to accomplish’ + 植 ‘to plant’
成(이룰 성) + 植(심을 식)
誠植誠 ‘sincerity’ + 植 ‘to plant’
誠(정성 성) + 植(심을 식)
成湜成 ‘to accomplish’ + 湜 ‘clear water’
成(이룰 성) + 湜(물 맑을 식)
誠湜誠 ‘sincerity’ + 湜 ‘clear water’
誠(정성 성) + 湜(물 맑을 식)
星植星 ‘star’ + 植 ‘to plant’
星(별 성) + 植(심을 식)
星湜星 ‘star’ + 湜 ‘clear water’
星(별 성) + 湜(물 맑을 식)

Who it's given to

Seong-sik is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seong-sik. Say it like sung-seek.

성ㅅ + ㅓ + ㅇ
식ㅅ + ㅣ + ㄱ

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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