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Su-min수민
Su-min brings together “outstanding” and “quick-witted.” Like your name, you are someone who stands out in all you do and stays quick and bright of mind.
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 |
|---|---|
| 秀敏 | 秀 ‘outstanding’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’ 秀(빼어날 수) + 敏(민첩할 민) |
| 秀珉 | 秀 ‘outstanding’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’ 秀(빼어날 수) + 珉(옥돌 민) |
| 秀旻 | 秀 ‘outstanding’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’ 秀(빼어날 수) + 旻(하늘 민) |
| 洙敏 | 洙 ‘riverside’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’ 洙(물가 수) + 敏(민첩할 민) |
| 洙珉 | 洙 ‘riverside’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’ 洙(물가 수) + 珉(옥돌 민) |
| 修敏 | 修 ‘to cultivate oneself’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’ 修(닦을 수) + 敏(민첩할 민) |
- Strength
- Ambition
- Wisdom
Who it's given to
Su-min is given to both girls and boys.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Su-min. Say it like soo-meen.
수ㅅ + ㅜ
민ㅁ + ㅣ + 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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