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So-bin소빈

So-bin brings together “bright” and “refined and well-bred.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a bright and shining life, and who is refined and well-loved.

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
昭彬昭 ‘bright’ + 彬 ‘refined and well-bred’
昭(밝을 소) + 彬(빛날 빈)
昭斌昭 ‘bright’ + 斌 ‘refined’
昭(밝을 소) + 斌(빛날 빈)
素彬素 ‘simple and pure’ + 彬 ‘refined and well-bred’
素(본디 소) + 彬(빛날 빈)
素斌素 ‘simple and pure’ + 斌 ‘refined’
素(본디 소) + 斌(빛날 빈)

Who it's given to

So-bin is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: So-bin. Say it like soh-been.

소ㅅ + ㅗ
빈ㅂ + ㅣ + ㄴ

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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