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Du-hwan두환

Du-hwan brings together “the Big Dipper” and “brilliant.” Like your name, you are someone who guides others like the stars and shines brilliantly.

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
斗煥斗 ‘the Big Dipper’ + 煥 ‘brilliant’
斗(말 두) + 煥(빛날 환)
斗桓斗 ‘the Big Dipper’ + 桓 ‘steadfast’
斗(말 두) + 桓(굳셀 환)
斗歡斗 ‘the Big Dipper’ + 歡 ‘joy’
斗(말 두) + 歡(기쁠 환)

Who it's given to

Du-hwan is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Du-hwan. Say it like doo-hwan.

두ㄷ + ㅜ
환ㅎ + ㅘ + 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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