Jisoo (지수): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 지수

지수 (Ji-Soo) means “wisdom · outstanding” when written 智秀. It is popular for those born in the 2000s. Its characters carry the elements 火 Fire, 木 Wood, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

About the name

지수 (智秀) — wisdom and excellence — is a classic girls' name of the 1990s and 2000s, and BLACKPINK's Jisoo (김지수) carries exactly those characters. It is also used for boys, especially with other hanja.

Other hanja spellings

• 지 can also be written 志 (will, aspiration), 芝 (sacred herb), 知 (to know)
• 수 can also be written 洙 (riverbank), 修 (to cultivate), 樹 (tree)

How to pronounce 지수

Revised Romanisation: jisu (ji-su). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Ji-Soo. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.

Famous people named 지수

• Jisoo (BLACKPINK)