Wanseo 완서
Wanseo is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 완서. 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 1,767 different ways.
Other spellings
The same name is romanized in several ways: Wanseo, Wan-seo. They are all 완서.
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.
- 완 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together
- 서 (starts with ㅅ)→clarity, resolve, refinement
Hanja used for Wanseo
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.
완31 characters can be used
- 完complete, perfect완전할 완
- 玩play with, trifle희롱할 완
- 緩slow, relaxed느릴 완
- 頑stubborn, obstinate완고할 완
- 婉gentle, graceful순할 완
- 宛as if, just like완연할 완
- 翫play with, trifle희롱할 완
- 腕forearm팔뚝 완
서57 characters can be used
- 瑞auspicious상서 서
- 書writing글 서
- 徐slow, unhurried천천히 할 서
- 序order, sequence차례 서
- 敍order, sequence차례 서
- 豫spread out펼 서
- 舒spread out펼 서
- 抒untangle풀 서
Names sharing a syllable
Wanseo 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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