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Dong-geon동건
Dong-geon brings together “east” and “to build up.” Like your name, you are someone who rises bright like the morning sun in the east and builds the life you dream of.
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 |
|---|---|
| 東建 | 東 ‘east’ + 建 ‘to build up’ 東(동녘 동) + 建(세울 건) |
| 東健 | 東 ‘east’ + 健 ‘strong and healthy’ 東(동녘 동) + 健(굳셀 건) |
| 棟建 | 棟 ‘pillar of a house; ridgepole’ + 建 ‘to build up’ 棟(마룻대 동) + 建(세울 건) |
| 棟健 | 棟 ‘pillar of a house; ridgepole’ + 健 ‘strong and healthy’ 棟(마룻대 동) + 健(굳셀 건) |
- Light
- Nature
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Dong-geon is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Dong-geon. Say it like dong-gun.
동ㄷ + ㅗ + ㅇ
건ㄱ + ㅓ + ㄴ
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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