Suin 수인

Suin is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 수인. 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 6,552 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Suin, Su-in. They are all 수인.

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.

  • (starts with )Metalclarity, resolve, refinement
  • (starts with )Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Suin

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.

91 characters can be used

  • count셈 수
  • excellent빼어날 수
  • river물 수
  • hand손 수
  • cultivate닦을 수
  • life, longevity목숨 수
  • finally, follow드디어 수/따를 수
  • receive받을 수

72 characters can be used

  • clear, pure맑을 린(인)
  • qilin기린 린(인)
  • will-o'-the-wisp도깨비불 린(인)
  • person사람 인
  • wise, virtuous어질 인
  • endure, forbear참을 인
  • seal, stamp도장 인
  • depend on, caused by인할 인

Names sharing a syllable

Suin 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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