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Ji-seop지섭

Ji-seop brings together “wisdom” and “to harmonize.” Like your name, you are someone who grows in wisdom and brings harmony wherever you go.

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
智燮智 ‘wisdom’ + 燮 ‘to harmonize’
智(슬기 지) + 燮(불꽃 섭)
志燮志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 燮 ‘to harmonize’
志(뜻 지) + 燮(불꽃 섭)
知燮知 ‘knowledge’ + 燮 ‘to harmonize’
知(알 지) + 燮(불꽃 섭)

Who it's given to

Ji-seop is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ji-seop. Say it like jee-sup.

지ㅈ + ㅣ
섭ㅅ + ㅓ + ㅂ

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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