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So-yu소유

So-yu brings together “bright” and “abundant.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a life of abundance 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
昭裕昭 ‘bright’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
昭(밝을 소) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
昭柔昭 ‘bright’ + 柔 ‘gentle’
昭(밝을 소) + 柔(부드러울 유)
昭侑昭 ‘bright’ + 侑 ‘to help’
昭(밝을 소) + 侑(도울 유)
素裕素 ‘simple and pure’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
素(본디 소) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
素柔素 ‘simple and pure’ + 柔 ‘gentle’
素(본디 소) + 柔(부드러울 유)
素侑素 ‘simple and pure’ + 侑 ‘to help’
素(본디 소) + 侑(도울 유)

Who it's given to

So-yu is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: So-yu. Say it like soh-yoo.

소ㅅ + ㅗ
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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