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Sin-u신우

Sin-u brings together “trust” and “universe.” Like your name, you are someone who is trusted by all and dreams as big as the universe.

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
信宇信 ‘trust’ + 宇 ‘universe’
信(믿을 신) + 宇(집 우)
信祐信 ‘trust’ + 祐 ‘blessing’
信(믿을 신) + 祐(복 우)
信佑信 ‘trust’ + 佑 ‘to help’
信(믿을 신) + 佑(도울 우)
新宇新 ‘new’ + 宇 ‘universe’
新(새 신) + 宇(집 우)
新祐新 ‘new’ + 祐 ‘blessing’
新(새 신) + 祐(복 우)
新佑新 ‘new’ + 佑 ‘to help’
新(새 신) + 佑(도울 우)

Who it's given to

Sin-u is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Sin-u. Say it like seen-oo.

신ㅅ + ㅣ + ㄴ
우ㅇ + ㅜ

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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