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Ji-uk brings together “wisdom” and “rising sun.” Like your name, you are someone who grows in wisdom and shines like the rising sun.

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
智旭智 ‘wisdom’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
智(슬기 지) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
志旭志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
志(뜻 지) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
智煜智 ‘wisdom’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
智(슬기 지) + 煜(빛날 욱)
志煜志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
志(뜻 지) + 煜(빛날 욱)
知旭知 ‘knowledge’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
知(알 지) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
知煜知 ‘knowledge’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
知(알 지) + 煜(빛날 욱)

Who it's given to

Ji-uk is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ji-uk. Say it like jee-ook.

지ㅈ + ㅣ
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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