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Gang-yu강유

Gang-yu brings together “healthy and at ease” and “abundant.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a life of abundance 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:

HanjaMeaning
康裕康 ‘healthy and at ease’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
康(편안 강) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
康侑康 ‘healthy and at ease’ + 侑 ‘to help’
康(편안 강) + 侑(도울 유)
剛裕剛 ‘firm and strong’ + 裕 ‘abundant’
剛(굳셀 강) + 裕(넉넉할 유)
剛侑剛 ‘firm and strong’ + 侑 ‘to help’
剛(굳셀 강) + 侑(도울 유)
康柔康 ‘healthy and at ease’ + 柔 ‘gentle’
康(편안 강) + 柔(부드러울 유)
剛柔剛 ‘firm and strong’ + 柔 ‘gentle’
剛(굳셀 강) + 柔(부드러울 유)

Who it's given to

Gang-yu is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Gang-yu. Say it like gang-yoo.

강ㄱ + ㅏ + ㅇ
유ㅇ + ㅠ

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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