Jungsook (정숙): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 정숙

정숙 (Jung-Sook) means “chaste, steady · virtuous, gentle” when written 貞淑. It is a classic name, common for people born in the 1960s–80s. Its characters carry the elements 金 Metal, 水 Water, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Other hanja spellings

• 정 can also be written 正 (upright), 庭 (garden, court), 晶 (crystal), 汀 (sandy shore)
• 숙 can also be written 肅 (solemn)

How to pronounce 정숙

Revised Romanisation: jeongsuk (jeong-suk). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Jung-Sook. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.