Eun-sook

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Eun-sook
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은숙
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Revised Romanization Eun-suk
McCune–Reischauer Ǔnsuk
IPA [ɯnsuk]

Eun-sook, also spelled Eun-suk, Un-sook or Un-suk, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 26 hanja with the reading " eun " and 13 hanja with the reading " sook " on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [1]

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References

  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names](PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 3. Retrieved 2013-10-17.