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Yeong-suk영숙

Yeong-suk brings together “flower” and “pure and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who blossoms and stands out, and who keeps a pure and gentle heart.

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
英淑英 ‘flower; outstanding’ + 淑 ‘pure and virtuous’
英(꽃부리 영) + 淑(맑을 숙)
榮淑榮 ‘glory’ + 淑 ‘pure and virtuous’
榮(영화 영) + 淑(맑을 숙)
永淑永 ‘everlasting’ + 淑 ‘pure and virtuous’
永(길 영) + 淑(맑을 숙)

Who it's given to

Yeong-suk is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yeong-suk. Say it like yung-sook.

영ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ
숙ㅅ + ㅜ + ㄱ

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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