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Dong-sik동식

Dong-sik brings together “east” and “to plant.” Like your name, you are someone who rises bright like the morning sun in the east and plants seeds that grow.

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
東植東 ‘east’ + 植 ‘to plant’
東(동녘 동) + 植(심을 식)
東湜東 ‘east’ + 湜 ‘clear water’
東(동녘 동) + 湜(물 맑을 식)
棟植棟 ‘pillar of a house; ridgepole’ + 植 ‘to plant’
棟(마룻대 동) + 植(심을 식)
棟湜棟 ‘pillar of a house; ridgepole’ + 湜 ‘clear water’
棟(마룻대 동) + 湜(물 맑을 식)

Who it's given to

Dong-sik is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Dong-sik. Say it like dong-seek.

동ㄷ + ㅗ + ㅇ
식ㅅ + ㅣ + ㄱ

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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