Yuseok 유석

Yuseok is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 유석. 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 2,900 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Yuseok, Yu-seok. They are all 유석.

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.

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

Hanja used for Yuseok

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.

유116 characters can be used

  • 有exist있을 유
  • 由reason, cause말미암을 유
  • 柔soft, gentle부드러울 유
  • 裕abundant넉넉할 유
  • 侑urge, recommend권할 유
  • 宥lenient너그러울 유
  • 猶still, monkey오히려 유/원숭이 유
  • 維rope, only벼리 유/오직 유

석25 characters can be used

  • 石stone, measure of grain돌 석/섬 석
  • 釋untangle풀 석
  • 錫tin주석 석
  • 昔old times예 석
  • 析split쪼갤 석
  • 惜frugal, stingy아낄 석
  • 席seat자리 석
  • 奭big클 석

Names sharing a syllable

Yuseok 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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