Yeongsik 영식

Yeongsik is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 영식. 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 1,479 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Yeongsik, Yeong-sik. They are all 영식.

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.

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

Hanja used for Yeongsik

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.

영87 characters can be used

  • 永long, recite길 영/읊을 영
  • 榮glory, flower영화 영/꽃 영
  • 英flower petal꽃부리 영
  • 令cause, order하여금 령(영)
  • 映shine비칠 영
  • 營manage경영할 영
  • 寧peaceful, stable편안할 녕(영)
  • 靈spirit신령 령(영)

식17 characters can be used

  • 食food, eat밥 식/먹을 식
  • 識know알 식
  • 植plant심을 식
  • 息rest, breathe쉴 식
  • 式rule법 식
  • 飾decorate꾸밀 식
  • 殖increase, multiply불릴 식
  • 拭wash씻을 식

Names sharing a syllable

Yeongsik 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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