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Dae-sik대식
Dae-sik brings together “great” and “to plant.” Like your name, you are someone who grows into someone great and plants seeds that grow.
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 |
|---|---|
| 大植 | 大 ‘great’ + 植 ‘to plant’ 大(큰 대) + 植(심을 식) |
| 大湜 | 大 ‘great’ + 湜 ‘clear water’ 大(큰 대) + 湜(물 맑을 식) |
- Ambition
- Growth
Who it's given to
Dae-sik is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Dae-sik. Say it like deh-seek.
대ㄷ + ㅐ
식ㅅ + ㅣ + 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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