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Jeong-ok정옥

Jeong-ok brings together “upright” and “jade.” Like your name, you are someone who is as precious as jade and lives honestly and uprightly.

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
正玉正 ‘upright’ + 玉 ‘jade’
正(바를 정) + 玉(구슬 옥)
貞玉貞 ‘steadfast’ + 玉 ‘jade’
貞(곧을 정) + 玉(구슬 옥)
正鈺正 ‘upright’ + 鈺 ‘treasure’
正(바를 정) + 鈺(보배 옥)
貞鈺貞 ‘steadfast’ + 鈺 ‘treasure’
貞(곧을 정) + 鈺(보배 옥)
晶玉晶 ‘crystal clear’ + 玉 ‘jade’
晶(맑을 정) + 玉(구슬 옥)
晶鈺晶 ‘crystal clear’ + 鈺 ‘treasure’
晶(맑을 정) + 鈺(보배 옥)

Who it's given to

Jeong-ok is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jeong-ok. Say it like jung-ok.

정ㅈ + ㅓ + ㅇ
옥ㅇ + ㅗ + ㄱ

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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