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So-yeon소연
So-yeon brings together “bright” and “graceful.” Like your name, you are someone who moves through life with grace 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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 昭娟 | 昭 ‘bright’ + 娟 ‘graceful’ 昭(밝을 소) + 娟(예쁠 연) |
| 昭姸 | 昭 ‘bright’ + 姸 ‘lovely’ 昭(밝을 소) + 姸(고울 연) |
| 昭延 | 昭 ‘bright’ + 延 ‘to extend’ 昭(밝을 소) + 延(늘일 연) |
| 素娟 | 素 ‘simple and pure’ + 娟 ‘graceful’ 素(본디 소) + 娟(예쁠 연) |
| 素姸 | 素 ‘simple and pure’ + 姸 ‘lovely’ 素(본디 소) + 姸(고울 연) |
| 素延 | 素 ‘simple and pure’ + 延 ‘to extend’ 素(본디 소) + 延(늘일 연) |
- Light
- Kindness
- Beauty
Who it's given to
So-yeon is mostly a girl's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: So-yeon. Say it like soh-yun.
소ㅅ + ㅗ
연ㅇ + ㅕ + 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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