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Ji-hu지후

Ji-hu brings together “wisdom” and “generous.” Like your name, you are someone who grows in wisdom 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
智厚智 ‘wisdom’ + 厚 ‘generous’
智(슬기 지) + 厚(두터울 후)
志厚志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 厚 ‘generous’
志(뜻 지) + 厚(두터울 후)
智煦智 ‘wisdom’ + 煦 ‘warmth’
智(슬기 지) + 煦(따뜻하게 할 후)
志煦志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 煦 ‘warmth’
志(뜻 지) + 煦(따뜻하게 할 후)
知厚知 ‘knowledge’ + 厚 ‘generous’
知(알 지) + 厚(두터울 후)
知煦知 ‘knowledge’ + 煦 ‘warmth’
知(알 지) + 煦(따뜻하게 할 후)

Who it's given to

Ji-hu is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ji-hu. Say it like jee-hoo.

지ㅈ + ㅣ
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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