Sungsoo (성수): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 성수

성수 (Sung-Soo) means “holy, sage · riverbank” when written 聖洙. It is a classic name, common for people born in the 1960s–80s. Its characters carry the elements 土 Earth, 水 Water, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Other hanja spellings

• 성 can also be written 成 (to accomplish), 星 (star), 誠 (sincerity)
• 수 can also be written 秀 (outstanding), 修 (to cultivate), 樹 (tree)

How to pronounce 성수

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