Sohee 소희

Sohee is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 소희. 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 2,800 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Sohee, So-hee. They are all 소희.

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.

  • 소 (starts with ㅅ)→Metalclarity, resolve, refinement
  • 희 (starts with ㅎ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Sohee

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.

소70 characters can be used

  • 素original, white본디 소/흴 소
  • 小small작을 소
  • 昭bright밝을 소
  • 笑laughter웃음 소
  • 蘇perilla차조기 소
  • 所place, what바 소
  • 疏communicate소통할 소
  • 少few, young적을 소/젊을 소

희40 characters can be used

  • 喜joyful기쁠 희
  • 熙shine빛날 희
  • 希hope, wish바랄 희
  • 姬woman여자 희
  • 熹shine빛날 희
  • 戲play, game놀이 희
  • 羲Fu Xi (mythical emperor)복희씨 희
  • 犧sacrifice희생 희

Names sharing a syllable

Sohee 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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