Jongsoo (종수): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 종수

종수 (Jong-Soo) means “bell, to gather · riverbank” when written 鍾洙. 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

• 종 can also be written 宗 (ancestor, lineage)
• 수 can also be written 秀 (outstanding), 修 (to cultivate), 樹 (tree)

How to pronounce 종수

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