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Si-yu시유

Si-yu brings together “the right moment” and “abundant.” Like your name, you are someone who always arrives at the right moment and lives a life of abundance.

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
時裕時 ‘the right moment; time’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
時(때 시) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
時柔時 ‘the right moment; time’ + 柔 ‘gentle’
時(때 시) + 柔(부드러울 유)
時侑時 ‘the right moment; time’ + 侑 ‘to help’
時(때 시) + 侑(도울 유)
詩裕詩 ‘poetry’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
詩(시 시) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
始裕始 ‘beginning’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
始(비로소 시) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
詩柔詩 ‘poetry’ + 柔 ‘gentle’
詩(시 시) + 柔(부드러울 유)

Who it's given to

Si-yu is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Si-yu. Say it like see-yoo.

시ㅅ + ㅣ
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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