Save Type Settlement Usage Korean Scripts 수원(Korean Hangul) 水原(Korean Hanja) Pronounced Pron. SOO-WUN [key·IPA] Other Forms FormsSuwŏn (McCune-Reischauer) Meaning & History Combination of 水 (수, su, "water") and 原 (원, won, "meadow"). This is the name of a city in South Korea.