Suan 수안

Suan is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 수안. 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 2,002 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Suan, Su-an. They are all 수안.

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.

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

Hanja used for Suan

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.

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

안22 characters can be used

  • 妟peaceful, stable편안할 안
  • 安peace, comfort편안 안
  • 眼eye눈 안
  • 案desk, table책상 안
  • 顔face낯 안
  • 按press down누를 안
  • 岸hill언덕 안
  • 晏late늦을 안

Names sharing a syllable

Suan 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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