Sujung 수정
Sujung name meaning: “excellent + upright” (秀貞)
Sujung is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 수정. 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 8,008 different ways.
About the name Sujung
Sujung (수정) is a female name that combines the syllable Su (수) with Jung (정). It can also be written as Su-jung, reflecting the two distinct syllables. The meaning of Sujung is shaped by the hanja chosen for each syllable. For example, the Su syllable can use 秀 (excellent), 數 (count), 水 (river), or 手 (hand), while Jung can be 貞 (upright), 正 (right, first month), 情 (will, purpose), or 鄭 (Jeong country).
A combination like 秀貞 (excellent and upright) suggests a person of strong moral character and high achievement. Another option, 水正 (river and right), evokes a sense of clarity and correctness, perhaps like a flowing river that finds its true course. The name Sujung is mostly given to girls, and choosing specific hanja is key to fixing the name's desired meaning and tone.
Other spellings
The same name is romanized in several ways: Sujung, Su-jung. They are all 수정.
How to pronounce Sujung
Say it as soo-juhng (2 syllables). Korean doesn't stress one syllable the way English does, so give each beat roughly the same weight rather than saying SOO-juhng.
- The romanized "eo" is pronounced "uh", close to the vowel in "sun", not "ee-oh".
The recording is a synthesized standard Seoul voice; the respelling above is an English approximation of it. More on the rules: how to pronounce Korean names. To hear more spoken Korean, try Korean greetings with audio.
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)→clarity, resolve, refinement
- 정 (starts with ㅈ)→clarity, resolve, refinement
Hanja used for Sujung
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
- 秀excellent빼어날 수
- 數count셈 수
- 水river물 수
- 手hand손 수
- 修cultivate닦을 수
- 壽life, longevity목숨 수
- 遂finally, follow드디어 수/따를 수
- 受receive받을 수
정88 characters can be used
- 貞upright곧을 정
- 正right, first month바를 정/정월 정
- 情will, purpose뜻 정
- 鄭Jeong country정나라 정
- 政government, rule정사 정/칠 정
- 定decide, forehead정할 정/이마 정
- 丁fourth heavenly stem넷째 천간 정
- 庭yard뜰 정
Sujung name FAQ
- What does Sujung mean in Korean?
- A popular way to write Sujung (수정) is 秀 (excellent) + 貞 (upright), giving the meaning "excellent + upright". The meaning depends on the hanja the parents choose — 수정 can be written 8,008 different ways.
- Is Sujung a Korean name?
- Yes. Sujung is a Korean given name written 수정 in hangul, mostly given to girls.
- How do you write Sujung in Korean?
- In hangul it is 수정; a common hanja spelling is 秀貞. It is also romanized as Su-jung.
- What element is the name Sujung?
- By its sounds, Sujung carries Metal + Metal in the Five Elements (Ohaeng) of Korean naming.
Names sharing a syllable
Sujung 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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