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Gang-uk강욱
Gang-uk brings together “healthy and at ease” and “rising sun.” Like your name, you are someone who shines like the rising sun and stays healthy and at ease.
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 |
|---|---|
| 康旭 | 康 ‘healthy and at ease’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’ 康(편안 강) + 旭(아침 해 욱) |
| 康煜 | 康 ‘healthy and at ease’ + 煜 ‘to shine’ 康(편안 강) + 煜(빛날 욱) |
| 剛旭 | 剛 ‘firm and strong’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’ 剛(굳셀 강) + 旭(아침 해 욱) |
| 剛煜 | 剛 ‘firm and strong’ + 煜 ‘to shine’ 剛(굳셀 강) + 煜(빛날 욱) |
- Harmony
- Light
Who it's given to
Gang-uk is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Gang-uk. Say it like gang-ook.
강ㄱ + ㅏ + ㅇ
욱ㅇ + ㅜ + 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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