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Su-rim수림

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

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
秀琳秀 ‘outstanding’ + 琳 ‘beautiful jade’
秀(빼어날 수) + 琳(아름다운 옥 림)
洙琳洙 ‘riverside’ + 琳 ‘beautiful jade’
洙(물가 수) + 琳(아름다운 옥 림)
修琳修 ‘to cultivate oneself’ + 琳 ‘beautiful jade’
修(닦을 수) + 琳(아름다운 옥 림)

Who it's given to

Su-rim is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Su-rim. Say it like soo-reem.

수ㅅ + ㅜ
림ㄹ + ㅣ + ㅁ

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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