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Byeong-il병일

Byeong-il brings together “bright” and “one.” Like your name, you are someone who shines brightly and is first in what you love.

Meaning and hanja

Korean names are usually written with Chinese characters (hanja) chosen for their meaning, so one name can be spelled several ways. Common spellings:

HanjaMeaning
炳一炳 ‘bright’ + 一 ‘one; first’
炳(밝을 병) + 一(한 일)
炳日炳 ‘bright’ + 日 ‘sun; day’
炳(밝을 병) + 日(날 일)
秉一秉 ‘to hold firmly’ + 一 ‘one; first’
秉(잡을 병) + 一(한 일)
秉日秉 ‘to hold firmly’ + 日 ‘sun; day’
秉(잡을 병) + 日(날 일)

Who it's given to

Byeong-il is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Byeong-il. Say it like byung-eel.

병ㅂ + ㅕ + ㅇ
일ㅇ + ㅣ + ㄹ

Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.

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