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Gi-hun기훈

Gi-hun brings together “foundation” and “merit.” Like your name, you are someone who builds on solid ground and achieves great things.

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
基勳基 ‘foundation’ + 勳 ‘merit’
基(터 기) + 勳(공 훈)
基薰基 ‘foundation’ + 薰 ‘fragrance’
基(터 기) + 薰(향풀 훈)
基訓基 ‘foundation’ + 訓 ‘teaching’
基(터 기) + 訓(가르칠 훈)
起勳起 ‘to rise’ + 勳 ‘merit’
起(일어날 기) + 勳(공 훈)
琪勳琪 ‘fine jade’ + 勳 ‘merit’
琪(아름다운 옥 기) + 勳(공 훈)
起薰起 ‘to rise’ + 薰 ‘fragrance’
起(일어날 기) + 薰(향풀 훈)

Who it's given to

Gi-hun is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Gi-hun. Say it like gee-hoon.

기ㄱ + ㅣ
훈ㅎ + ㅜ + ㄴ

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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