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Sun-yeong순영

Sun-yeong brings together “gentle” and “flower.” Like your name, you are someone who finds life gentle and smooth, and who blossoms and stands 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
順英順 ‘gentle’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
順(순할 순) + 英(꽃부리 영)
順榮順 ‘gentle’ + 榮 ‘glory’
順(순할 순) + 榮(영화 영)
順永順 ‘gentle’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
順(순할 순) + 永(길 영)
純英純 ‘pure’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
純(순수할 순) + 英(꽃부리 영)
純榮純 ‘pure’ + 榮 ‘glory’
純(순수할 순) + 榮(영화 영)
純永純 ‘pure’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
純(순수할 순) + 永(길 영)

Who it's given to

Sun-yeong is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Sun-yeong. Say it like soon-yung.

순ㅅ + ㅜ + ㄴ
영ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ

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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