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Geon-hwi건휘
Geon-hwi brings together “to build up” and “radiant.” Like your name, you are someone who builds the life you dream of and is radiant.
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 |
|---|---|
| 建輝 | 建 ‘to build up’ + 輝 ‘radiant’ 建(세울 건) + 輝(빛날 휘) |
| 健輝 | 健 ‘strong and healthy’ + 輝 ‘radiant’ 健(굳셀 건) + 輝(빛날 휘) |
| 建徽 | 建 ‘to build up’ + 徽 ‘beautiful; fine’ 建(세울 건) + 徽(아름다울 휘) |
| 健徽 | 健 ‘strong and healthy’ + 徽 ‘beautiful; fine’ 健(굳셀 건) + 徽(아름다울 휘) |
- Ambition
- Light
Who it's given to
Geon-hwi is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Geon-hwi. Say it like gun-hwee.
건ㄱ + ㅓ + ㄴ
휘ㅎ + ㅟ
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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