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Su-mi수미

Su-mi brings together “outstanding” and “beautiful.” Like your name, you are someone who stands out in all you do and is beautiful inside and out.

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
秀美秀 ‘outstanding’ + 美 ‘beautiful’
秀(빼어날 수) + 美(아름다울 미)
秀媄秀 ‘outstanding’ + 媄 ‘lovely’
秀(빼어날 수) + 媄(빛 고울 미)
洙美洙 ‘riverside’ + 美 ‘beautiful’
洙(물가 수) + 美(아름다울 미)
修美修 ‘to cultivate oneself’ + 美 ‘beautiful’
修(닦을 수) + 美(아름다울 미)
洙媄洙 ‘riverside’ + 媄 ‘lovely’
洙(물가 수) + 媄(빛 고울 미)
修媄修 ‘to cultivate oneself’ + 媄 ‘lovely’
修(닦을 수) + 媄(빛 고울 미)

Who it's given to

Su-mi is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Su-mi. Say it like soo-mee.

수ㅅ + ㅜ
미ㅁ + ㅣ

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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