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Gi-hwan기환

Gi-hwan brings together “foundation” and “brilliant.” Like your name, you are someone who builds on solid ground and shines brilliantly.

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
基煥基 ‘foundation’ + 煥 ‘brilliant’
基(터 기) + 煥(빛날 환)
基桓基 ‘foundation’ + 桓 ‘steadfast’
基(터 기) + 桓(굳셀 환)
基歡基 ‘foundation’ + 歡 ‘joy’
基(터 기) + 歡(기쁠 환)
起煥起 ‘to rise’ + 煥 ‘brilliant’
起(일어날 기) + 煥(빛날 환)
琪煥琪 ‘fine jade’ + 煥 ‘brilliant’
琪(아름다운 옥 기) + 煥(빛날 환)
起桓起 ‘to rise’ + 桓 ‘steadfast’
起(일어날 기) + 桓(굳셀 환)

Who it's given to

Gi-hwan is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Gi-hwan. Say it like gee-hwan.

기ㄱ + ㅣ
환ㅎ + ㅘ + 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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