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Yong-sik용식

Yong-sik brings together “brave” and “to plant.” Like your name, you are someone who faces life with courage and plants seeds that grow.

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
勇植勇 ‘brave’ + 植 ‘to plant’
勇(날랠 용) + 植(심을 식)
龍植龍 ‘dragon’ + 植 ‘to plant’
龍(용 룡) + 植(심을 식)
勇湜勇 ‘brave’ + 湜 ‘clear water’
勇(날랠 용) + 湜(물 맑을 식)
容植容 ‘graceful bearing’ + 植 ‘to plant’
容(얼굴 용) + 植(심을 식)
龍湜龍 ‘dragon’ + 湜 ‘clear water’
龍(용 룡) + 湜(물 맑을 식)
容湜容 ‘graceful bearing’ + 湜 ‘clear water’
容(얼굴 용) + 湜(물 맑을 식)

Who it's given to

Yong-sik is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yong-sik. Say it like yong-seek.

용ㅇ + ㅛ + ㅇ
식ㅅ + ㅣ + 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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