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Ji-hong지홍

Ji-hong brings together “wisdom” and “vast.” Like your name, you are someone who grows in wisdom and has a vast and generous heart.

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
智洪智 ‘wisdom’ + 洪 ‘vast’
智(슬기 지) + 洪(넓을 홍)
志洪志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 洪 ‘vast’
志(뜻 지) + 洪(넓을 홍)
智弘智 ‘wisdom’ + 弘 ‘great’
智(슬기 지) + 弘(클 홍)
志弘志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 弘 ‘great’
志(뜻 지) + 弘(클 홍)
知洪知 ‘knowledge’ + 洪 ‘vast’
知(알 지) + 洪(넓을 홍)
知弘知 ‘knowledge’ + 弘 ‘great’
知(알 지) + 弘(클 홍)

Who it's given to

Ji-hong is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ji-hong. Say it like jee-hong.

지ㅈ + ㅣ
홍ㅎ + ㅗ + ㅇ

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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