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Si-yeong시영

Si-yeong brings together “the right moment” and “flower.” Like your name, you are someone who always arrives at the right moment and blossoms and stands out.

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
時英時 ‘the right moment; time’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
時(때 시) + 英(꽃부리 영)
時榮時 ‘the right moment; time’ + 榮 ‘glory’
時(때 시) + 榮(영화 영)
時永時 ‘the right moment; time’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
時(때 시) + 永(길 영)
詩英詩 ‘poetry’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
詩(시 시) + 英(꽃부리 영)
詩榮詩 ‘poetry’ + 榮 ‘glory’
詩(시 시) + 榮(영화 영)
詩永詩 ‘poetry’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
詩(시 시) + 永(길 영)

Who it's given to

Si-yeong is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Si-yeong. Say it like see-yung.

시ㅅ + ㅣ
영ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ

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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