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Yong-su용수

Yong-su brings together “brave” and “outstanding.” Like your name, you are someone who faces life with courage and stands out in all you do.

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
勇秀勇 ‘brave’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
勇(날랠 용) + 秀(빼어날 수)
龍秀龍 ‘dragon’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
龍(용 룡) + 秀(빼어날 수)
勇洙勇 ‘brave’ + 洙 ‘riverside’
勇(날랠 용) + 洙(물가 수)
勇守勇 ‘brave’ + 守 ‘to protect’
勇(날랠 용) + 守(지킬 수)
容秀容 ‘graceful bearing’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
容(얼굴 용) + 秀(빼어날 수)
龍洙龍 ‘dragon’ + 洙 ‘riverside’
龍(용 룡) + 洙(물가 수)

Who it's given to

Yong-su is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yong-su. Say it like yong-soo.

용ㅇ + ㅛ + ㅇ
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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