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Dam-hui담희

Dam-hui brings together “deep pond” and “bright and glorious.” Like your name, you are someone who has a depth of heart like a still pond and lives a bright and glorious life.

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
潭熙潭 ‘deep pond’ + 熙 ‘bright and glorious’
潭(못 담) + 熙(빛날 희)
潭喜潭 ‘deep pond’ + 喜 ‘joy’
潭(못 담) + 喜(기쁠 희)
潭姬潭 ‘deep pond’ + 姬 ‘princess; lady’
潭(못 담) + 姬(계집 희)
淡熙淡 ‘clear and calm’ + 熙 ‘bright and glorious’
淡(맑을 담) + 熙(빛날 희)
淡喜淡 ‘clear and calm’ + 喜 ‘joy’
淡(맑을 담) + 喜(기쁠 희)
淡姬淡 ‘clear and calm’ + 姬 ‘princess; lady’
淡(맑을 담) + 姬(계집 희)

Who it's given to

Dam-hui is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Dam-hui. Say it like dam-heui.

담ㄷ + ㅏ + ㅁ
희ㅎ + ㅢ

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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