Seongwoo 성우

Seongwoo is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 성우. 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 1,914 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Seongwoo, Seong-woo. They are all 성우.

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.

  • 성 (starts with ㅅ)→Metalclarity, resolve, refinement
  • 우 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Seongwoo

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.

성29 characters can be used

  • 成accomplish이룰 성
  • 性nature, character성품 성
  • 聖sage성인 성
  • 星star별 성
  • 姓surname성씨 성
  • 城rampart재 성
  • 省examine살필 성
  • 誠sincerity정성 성

우66 characters can be used

  • 優abundant, excellent넉넉할 우/뛰어날 우
  • 佑help도울 우
  • 雨rain비 우
  • 禹Yu the Great하우씨 우
  • 宇house집 우
  • 祐help도울 우
  • 愚foolish어리석을 우
  • 旴big클 우

Names sharing a syllable

Seongwoo 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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