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Chung-il충일

Chung-il brings together “loyalty” and “one.” Like your name, you are someone who is first in what you love and stays loyal and true.

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
忠一忠 ‘loyalty’ + 一 ‘one; first’
忠(충성 충) + 一(한 일)
忠日忠 ‘loyalty’ + 日 ‘sun; day’
忠(충성 충) + 日(날 일)

Who it's given to

Chung-il is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Chung-il. Say it like choong-eel.

충ㅊ + ㅜ + 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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