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Gyeong-gu경구

Gyeong-gu brings together “joyful celebration” and “to seek.” Like your name, you are someone who has many reasons to celebrate and always finds what you seek.

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
慶求慶 ‘joyful celebration’ + 求 ‘to seek’
慶(경사 경) + 求(구할 구)
景求景 ‘bright scenery’ + 求 ‘to seek’
景(볕 경) + 求(구할 구)
敬求敬 ‘respect’ + 求 ‘to seek’
敬(공경 경) + 求(구할 구)

Who it's given to

Gyeong-gu is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Gyeong-gu. Say it like gyung-goo.

경ㄱ + ㅕ + ㅇ
구ㄱ + ㅜ

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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