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Do-u도우

Do-u brings together “the right way” and “universe.” Like your name, you are someone who walks the right path and dreams as big as the universe.

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
道宇道 ‘the right way’ + 宇 ‘universe’
道(길 도) + 宇(집 우)
道祐道 ‘the right way’ + 祐 ‘blessing’
道(길 도) + 祐(복 우)
道佑道 ‘the right way’ + 佑 ‘to help’
道(길 도) + 佑(도울 우)
度宇度 ‘measure and principle’ + 宇 ‘universe’
度(법도 도) + 宇(집 우)
度祐度 ‘measure and principle’ + 祐 ‘blessing’
度(법도 도) + 祐(복 우)
度佑度 ‘measure and principle’ + 佑 ‘to help’
度(법도 도) + 佑(도울 우)

Who it's given to

Do-u is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Do-u. Say it like doh-oo.

도ㄷ + ㅗ
우ㅇ + ㅜ

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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