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Chang-gyu창규

Chang-gyu brings together “to prosper” and “a bright star.” Like your name, you are someone who shines like a bright star and prospers and flourishes.

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
昌奎昌 ‘to prosper’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
昌(창성할 창) + 奎(별 규)
昌圭昌 ‘to prosper’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
昌(창성할 창) + 圭(서옥 규)
彰奎彰 ‘to shine forth’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’
彰(드러날 창) + 奎(별 규)
彰圭彰 ‘to shine forth’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’
彰(드러날 창) + 圭(서옥 규)

Who it's given to

Chang-gyu is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Chang-gyu. Say it like chang-gyoo.

창ㅊ + ㅏ + ㅇ
규ㄱ + ㅠ

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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