Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Korean Scripts 시우(Korean Hangul) 始祐, 始雨, etc.(Korean Hanja) Pronounced Pron. /ɕi.u/ Meaning & History From Sino-Korean 始 (si) meaning "begin, start" combined with 祐 (u) meaning "divine intervention, protection" or 雨 (u) meaning "rain". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.