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Seung-il승일

Seung-il brings together “to carry on” and “one.” Like your name, you are someone who carries good things forward and is first in what you love.

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
承一承 ‘to carry on’ + 一 ‘one; first’
承(이을 승) + 一(한 일)
承日承 ‘to carry on’ + 日 ‘sun; day’
承(이을 승) + 日(날 일)
昇一昇 ‘to rise’ + 一 ‘one; first’
昇(오를 승) + 一(한 일)
昇日昇 ‘to rise’ + 日 ‘sun; day’
昇(오를 승) + 日(날 일)
勝一勝 ‘victory’ + 一 ‘one; first’
勝(이길 승) + 一(한 일)
勝日勝 ‘victory’ + 日 ‘sun; day’
勝(이길 승) + 日(날 일)

Who it's given to

Seung-il is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seung-il. Say it like seung-eel.

승ㅅ + ㅡ + ㅇ
일ㅇ + ㅣ + ㄹ

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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