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So-ye소예

So-ye brings together “bright” and “art and skill.” Like your name, you are someone who has a gift for the arts and lives a bright and shining life.

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
昭藝昭 ‘bright’ + 藝 ‘art and skill’
昭(밝을 소) + 藝(재주 예)
昭睿昭 ‘bright’ + 睿 ‘wise’
昭(밝을 소) + 睿(슬기 예)
昭叡昭 ‘bright’ + 叡 ‘wise and insightful’
昭(밝을 소) + 叡(밝을 예)
素藝素 ‘simple and pure’ + 藝 ‘art and skill’
素(본디 소) + 藝(재주 예)
素睿素 ‘simple and pure’ + 睿 ‘wise’
素(본디 소) + 睿(슬기 예)
素叡素 ‘simple and pure’ + 叡 ‘wise and insightful’
素(본디 소) + 叡(밝을 예)

Who it's given to

So-ye is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: So-ye. Say it like soh-yeh.

소ㅅ + ㅗ
예ㅇ + ㅖ

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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