柳
류씨
버들 류 · willow tree
📖 Origin of the Hanja
The hanja "柳" combines 木 (tree) + 卯 (rabbit) — willow, first to bud in spring. Korean Ryu splits into 柳 (willow) and 劉. Munhwa Ryu descends from Ryu Cha-dal of late Silla. Ryu Seong-ryong (1542-1607), prime minister during the Imjin War, wrote 「Jingbirok」 — a war memoir so important it was even imported to Japan.
🏯 Main Clans (Bongwan)
문화 류씨 (柳)
진주 류씨 (柳)
강릉 류씨 (劉)
※ Bongwan refers to the ancestral home where the founder settled. Same surname, different bongwan = different clan branch.
🌟 Famous Figures
조선
류성룡
서애 — 「징비록」 저자 (1542~1607)
조선
류희
실학자 — 「언문지」
근현대
류현진
MLB 투수 — 코리안 몬스터
"柳: spring's first bud — soft, yet first to herald change."
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