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Geon-u건우
Geon-u brings together “to build up” and “universe.” Like your name, you are someone who builds the life you dream of and dreams as big as the universe.
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 |
|---|---|
| 建宇 | 建 ‘to build up’ + 宇 ‘universe’ 建(세울 건) + 宇(집 우) |
| 建祐 | 建 ‘to build up’ + 祐 ‘blessing’ 建(세울 건) + 祐(복 우) |
| 健宇 | 健 ‘strong and healthy’ + 宇 ‘universe’ 健(굳셀 건) + 宇(집 우) |
| 健祐 | 健 ‘strong and healthy’ + 祐 ‘blessing’ 健(굳셀 건) + 祐(복 우) |
| 建佑 | 建 ‘to build up’ + 佑 ‘to help’ 建(세울 건) + 佑(도울 우) |
| 健佑 | 健 ‘strong and healthy’ + 佑 ‘to help’ 健(굳셀 건) + 佑(도울 우) |
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Geon-u is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Geon-u. Say it like gun-oo.
건ㄱ + ㅓ + ㄴ
우ㅇ + ㅜ
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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