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Jeong-min정민
Jeong-min brings together “upright” and “quick-witted.” Like your name, you are someone who lives honestly and uprightly, and who stays quick and bright of mind.
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 |
|---|---|
| 正敏 | 正 ‘upright’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’ 正(바를 정) + 敏(민첩할 민) |
| 正珉 | 正 ‘upright’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’ 正(바를 정) + 珉(옥돌 민) |
| 正旻 | 正 ‘upright’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’ 正(바를 정) + 旻(하늘 민) |
| 晶敏 | 晶 ‘crystal clear’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’ 晶(맑을 정) + 敏(민첩할 민) |
| 晶珉 | 晶 ‘crystal clear’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’ 晶(맑을 정) + 珉(옥돌 민) |
| 定敏 | 定 ‘settled’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’ 定(정할 정) + 敏(민첩할 민) |
- Honesty
- Wisdom
- Light
Who it's given to
Jeong-min is given to both girls and boys.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Jeong-min. Say it like jung-meen.
정ㅈ + ㅓ + ㅇ
민ㅁ + ㅣ + 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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