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Dong-hui동희

Dong-hui brings together “east” and “bright and glorious.” Like your name, you are someone who rises bright like the morning sun in the east 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
東熙東 ‘east’ + 熙 ‘bright and glorious’
東(동녘 동) + 熙(빛날 희)
東喜東 ‘east’ + 喜 ‘joy’
東(동녘 동) + 喜(기쁠 희)
東希東 ‘east’ + 希 ‘hope’
東(동녘 동) + 希(바랄 희)
棟熙棟 ‘pillar of a house; ridgepole’ + 熙 ‘bright and glorious’
棟(마룻대 동) + 熙(빛날 희)
棟喜棟 ‘pillar of a house; ridgepole’ + 喜 ‘joy’
棟(마룻대 동) + 喜(기쁠 희)
棟希棟 ‘pillar of a house; ridgepole’ + 希 ‘hope’
棟(마룻대 동) + 希(바랄 희)

Who it's given to

Dong-hui is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Dong-hui. Say it like dong-heui.

동ㄷ + ㅗ + ㅇ
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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