Save Gender Feminine Usage Korean Scripts 소이(Korean Hangul) 素李, 素怡, etc.(Korean Hanja) Pronounced Pron. /sʰo.i/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Korean 素 (so) meaning "plain, simple" combined with 李 (i) meaning "plum, plum tree" or 怡 (i) meaning "joy, harmony". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.