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Tae-su태수

Tae-su brings together “great and peaceful” and “outstanding.” Like your name, you are someone who stands out in all you do and lives a great and peaceful life.

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
泰秀泰 ‘great and peaceful’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
泰(클 태) + 秀(빼어날 수)
泰洙泰 ‘great and peaceful’ + 洙 ‘riverside’
泰(클 태) + 洙(물가 수)
泰守泰 ‘great and peaceful’ + 守 ‘to protect’
泰(클 태) + 守(지킬 수)
太秀太 ‘great’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
太(클 태) + 秀(빼어날 수)
太洙太 ‘great’ + 洙 ‘riverside’
太(클 태) + 洙(물가 수)
太守太 ‘great’ + 守 ‘to protect’
太(클 태) + 守(지킬 수)

Who it's given to

Tae-su is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Tae-su. Say it like teh-soo.

태ㅌ + ㅐ
수ㅅ + ㅜ

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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