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Jeong-uk정욱

Jeong-uk brings together “upright” and “rising sun.” Like your name, you are someone who shines like the rising sun 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
正旭正 ‘upright’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
正(바를 정) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
正煜正 ‘upright’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
正(바를 정) + 煜(빛날 욱)
晶旭晶 ‘crystal clear’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
晶(맑을 정) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
定旭定 ‘settled’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
定(정할 정) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
晶煜晶 ‘crystal clear’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
晶(맑을 정) + 煜(빛날 욱)
定煜定 ‘settled’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
定(정할 정) + 煜(빛날 욱)

Who it's given to

Jeong-uk is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jeong-uk. Say it like jung-ook.

정ㅈ + ㅓ + ㅇ
욱ㅇ + ㅜ + 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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