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Gu-cheol구철
Gu-cheol brings together “to seek” and “wise.” Like your name, you are someone who always finds what you seek and grows wise.
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 |
|---|---|
| 求哲 | 求 ‘to seek’ + 哲 ‘wise’ 求(구할 구) + 哲(밝을 철) |
| 求喆 | 求 ‘to seek’ + 喆 ‘wise’ 求(구할 구) + 喆(밝을 철) |
| 求澈 | 求 ‘to seek’ + 澈 ‘clear’ 求(구할 구) + 澈(맑을 철) |
- Ambition
- Wisdom
Who it's given to
Gu-cheol is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Gu-cheol. Say it like goo-chul.
구ㄱ + ㅜ
철ㅊ + ㅓ + ㄹ
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