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Byeong-uk병욱

Byeong-uk brings together “bright” and “rising sun.” Like your name, you are someone who shines brightly and shines like the rising sun.

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
炳旭炳 ‘bright’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
炳(밝을 병) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
炳煜炳 ‘bright’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
炳(밝을 병) + 煜(빛날 욱)
秉旭秉 ‘to hold firmly’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
秉(잡을 병) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
秉煜秉 ‘to hold firmly’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
秉(잡을 병) + 煜(빛날 욱)

Who it's given to

Byeong-uk is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Byeong-uk. Say it like byung-ook.

병ㅂ + ㅕ + ㅇ
욱ㅇ + ㅜ + ㄱ

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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