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Do-yeop도엽

Do-yeop brings together “the right way” and “blazing bright.” Like your name, you are someone who walks the right path and blazes with brightness.

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
道燁道 ‘the right way’ + 燁 ‘blazing bright’
道(길 도) + 燁(빛날 엽)
度燁度 ‘measure and principle’ + 燁 ‘blazing bright’
度(법도 도) + 燁(빛날 엽)

Who it's given to

Do-yeop is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Do-yeop. Say it like doh-yup.

도ㄷ + ㅗ
엽ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅂ

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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