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Gi-seon기선
Gi-seon brings together “foundation” and “good and kind.” Like your name, you are someone who builds on solid ground and keeps a kind and good heart.
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 |
|---|---|
| 基善 | 基 ‘foundation’ + 善 ‘good and kind’ 基(터 기) + 善(착할 선) |
| 基宣 | 基 ‘foundation’ + 宣 ‘to proclaim’ 基(터 기) + 宣(베풀 선) |
| 起善 | 起 ‘to rise’ + 善 ‘good and kind’ 起(일어날 기) + 善(착할 선) |
| 琪善 | 琪 ‘fine jade’ + 善 ‘good and kind’ 琪(아름다운 옥 기) + 善(착할 선) |
| 起宣 | 起 ‘to rise’ + 宣 ‘to proclaim’ 起(일어날 기) + 宣(베풀 선) |
| 琪宣 | 琪 ‘fine jade’ + 宣 ‘to proclaim’ 琪(아름다운 옥 기) + 宣(베풀 선) |
- Ambition
- Kindness
Who it's given to
Gi-seon is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Gi-seon. Say it like gee-sun.
기ㄱ + ㅣ
선ㅅ + ㅓ + 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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