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Ji-un brings together “wisdom” and “cloud.” Like your name, you are someone who grows in wisdom and is free as a cloud.

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
智雲智 ‘wisdom’ + 雲 ‘cloud’
智(슬기 지) + 雲(구름 운)
志雲志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 雲 ‘cloud’
志(뜻 지) + 雲(구름 운)
知雲知 ‘knowledge’ + 雲 ‘cloud’
知(알 지) + 雲(구름 운)
智芸智 ‘wisdom’ + 芸 ‘fragrant herb’
智(슬기 지) + 芸(향풀 운)
志芸志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 芸 ‘fragrant herb’
志(뜻 지) + 芸(향풀 운)
知芸知 ‘knowledge’ + 芸 ‘fragrant herb’
知(알 지) + 芸(향풀 운)

Who it's given to

Ji-un is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ji-un. Say it like jee-oon.

지ㅈ + ㅣ
운ㅇ + ㅜ + ㄴ

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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