Sangsu 상수

Sangsu is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 상수. Like most Korean names it can also be written in hanja, and the characters chosen decide what it means — the same sound can be written 4,004 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Sangsu, Sang-su. They are all 상수.

Five Elements (Ohaeng)

In Korean naming tradition each syllable carries an element, decided by the consonant it starts with. This is what a name sounds like in terms of energy.

  • 상 (starts with ㅅ)→Metalclarity, resolve, refinement
  • 수 (starts with ㅅ)→Metalclarity, resolve, refinement

Hanja used for Sangsu

These are hanja characters legally registrable for each syllable, with their dictionary meanings. A parent picks one character per syllable, and that combination becomes the written meaning of the name.

상44 characters can be used

  • 上upper, above윗 상
  • 相mutual서로 상
  • 常constant, always떳떳할 상/항상 상
  • 象elephant코끼리 상
  • 尙still, yet오히려 상
  • 商measure, trade헤아릴 상/장사 상
  • 嘗taste맛볼 상
  • 喪lose잃을 상

수91 characters can be used

  • 數count셈 수
  • 秀excellent빼어날 수
  • 水river물 수
  • 手hand손 수
  • 修cultivate닦을 수
  • 壽life, longevity목숨 수
  • 遂finally, follow드디어 수/따를 수
  • 受receive받을 수

Names sharing a syllable

Sangsu belongs to someone else. Yours is drawn from your own birth chart — the four pillars of your birth date and hour decide which elements your name should carry.

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