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Su-il수일

Su-il brings together “outstanding” and “one.” Like your name, you are someone who stands out in all you do and is first in what you love.

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
秀一秀 ‘outstanding’ + 一 ‘one; first’
秀(빼어날 수) + 一(한 일)
秀日秀 ‘outstanding’ + 日 ‘sun; day’
秀(빼어날 수) + 日(날 일)
洙一洙 ‘riverside’ + 一 ‘one; first’
洙(물가 수) + 一(한 일)
洙日洙 ‘riverside’ + 日 ‘sun; day’
洙(물가 수) + 日(날 일)
守一守 ‘to protect’ + 一 ‘one; first’
守(지킬 수) + 一(한 일)
守日守 ‘to protect’ + 日 ‘sun; day’
守(지킬 수) + 日(날 일)

Who it's given to

Su-il is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Su-il. Say it like soo-eel.

수ㅅ + ㅜ
일ㅇ + ㅣ + ㄹ

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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