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In-hu인후

In-hu brings together “benevolent” and “generous.” Like your name, you are someone who is kind to everyone and is generous and warm.

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
仁厚仁 ‘benevolent’ + 厚 ‘generous’
仁(어질 인) + 厚(두터울 후)
麟厚麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’ + 厚 ‘generous’
麟(기린 린) + 厚(두터울 후)
仁煦仁 ‘benevolent’ + 煦 ‘warmth’
仁(어질 인) + 煦(따뜻하게 할 후)
寅厚寅 ‘tiger’ + 厚 ‘generous’
寅(범 인) + 厚(두터울 후)
麟煦麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’ + 煦 ‘warmth’
麟(기린 린) + 煦(따뜻하게 할 후)
寅煦寅 ‘tiger’ + 煦 ‘warmth’
寅(범 인) + 煦(따뜻하게 할 후)

Who it's given to

In-hu is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: In-hu. Say it like een-hoo.

인ㅇ + ㅣ + ㄴ
후ㅎ + 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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