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Sun-rye brings together “gentle” and “courtesy.” Like your name, you are someone who finds life gentle and smooth, and who is gracious and kind.

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
順禮順 ‘gentle’ + 禮 ‘courtesy’
順(순할 순) + 禮(예도 례)
純禮純 ‘pure’ + 禮 ‘courtesy’
純(순수할 순) + 禮(예도 례)
淳禮淳 ‘honest and simple’ + 禮 ‘courtesy’
淳(순박할 순) + 禮(예도 례)

Who it's given to

Sun-rye is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Sun-rye. Say it like soon-ryeh.

순ㅅ + ㅜ + ㄴ
례ㄹ + ㅖ

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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