Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Korean (Modern, Rare)
Scripts 구슬(Korean Hangul) 具瑟, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Other Forms FormsGu-seul, Gu Seul
Meaning & History
From native Korean 구슬 (guseul) meaning "(glass) bead, marble, pearl, precious gem." It can also be written with hanja, combining a gu hanja, e.g. 具 meaning "preparation," with a seul hanja, e.g. 瑟, referring to the pipa instrument.