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Chan-uk찬욱
Chan-uk brings together “to praise” and “rising sun.” Like your name, you are someone who shines like the rising sun and is praised and admired.
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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 讚旭 | 讚 ‘to praise’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’ 讚(기릴 찬) + 旭(아침 해 욱) |
| 燦旭 | 燦 ‘brilliant’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’ 燦(빛날 찬) + 旭(아침 해 욱) |
| 讚煜 | 讚 ‘to praise’ + 煜 ‘to shine’ 讚(기릴 찬) + 煜(빛날 욱) |
| 燦煜 | 燦 ‘brilliant’ + 煜 ‘to shine’ 燦(빛날 찬) + 煜(빛날 욱) |
| 贊旭 | 贊 ‘to support’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’ 贊(도울 찬) + 旭(아침 해 욱) |
| 贊煜 | 贊 ‘to support’ + 煜 ‘to shine’ 贊(도울 찬) + 煜(빛날 욱) |
- Joy
- Light
Who it's given to
Chan-uk is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Chan-uk. Say it like chan-ook.
찬ㅊ + ㅏ + ㄴ
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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