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Gi-tae기태

Gi-tae brings together “foundation” and “great and peaceful.” Like your name, you are someone who builds on solid ground and lives a great and peaceful life.

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
基泰基 ‘foundation’ + 泰 ‘great and peaceful’
基(터 기) + 泰(클 태)
基太基 ‘foundation’ + 太 ‘great’
基(터 기) + 太(클 태)
起泰起 ‘to rise’ + 泰 ‘great and peaceful’
起(일어날 기) + 泰(클 태)
琪泰琪 ‘fine jade’ + 泰 ‘great and peaceful’
琪(아름다운 옥 기) + 泰(클 태)
起太起 ‘to rise’ + 太 ‘great’
起(일어날 기) + 太(클 태)
琪太琪 ‘fine jade’ + 太 ‘great’
琪(아름다운 옥 기) + 太(클 태)

Who it's given to

Gi-tae is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Gi-tae. Say it like gee-teh.

기ㄱ + ㅣ
태ㅌ + ㅐ

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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