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Geon-hyeong건형

Geon-hyeong brings together “to build up” and “to go smoothly.” Like your name, you are someone who builds the life you dream of and finds that things go smoothly.

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
建亨建 ‘to build up’ + 亨 ‘to go smoothly’
建(세울 건) + 亨(형통할 형)
健亨健 ‘strong and healthy’ + 亨 ‘to go smoothly’
健(굳셀 건) + 亨(형통할 형)
建炯建 ‘to build up’ + 炯 ‘bright’
建(세울 건) + 炯(빛날 형)
健炯健 ‘strong and healthy’ + 炯 ‘bright’
健(굳셀 건) + 炯(빛날 형)
建馨建 ‘to build up’ + 馨 ‘fragrant’
建(세울 건) + 馨(꽃다울 형)
健馨健 ‘strong and healthy’ + 馨 ‘fragrant’
健(굳셀 건) + 馨(꽃다울 형)

Who it's given to

Geon-hyeong is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Geon-hyeong. Say it like gun-hyung.

건ㄱ + ㅓ + ㄴ
형ㅎ + ㅕ + ㅇ

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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