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Jong-cheol종철
Jong-cheol brings together “bell” and “wise.” Like your name, you are someone who rings out clear like a bell and grows wise.
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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 鍾哲 | 鍾 ‘bell’ + 哲 ‘wise’ 鍾(쇠북 종) + 哲(밝을 철) |
| 鍾喆 | 鍾 ‘bell’ + 喆 ‘wise’ 鍾(쇠북 종) + 喆(밝을 철) |
| 鍾澈 | 鍾 ‘bell’ + 澈 ‘clear’ 鍾(쇠북 종) + 澈(맑을 철) |
| 宗哲 | 宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 哲 ‘wise’ 宗(마루 종) + 哲(밝을 철) |
| 宗喆 | 宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 喆 ‘wise’ 宗(마루 종) + 喆(밝을 철) |
| 宗澈 | 宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 澈 ‘clear’ 宗(마루 종) + 澈(맑을 철) |
- Harmony
- Honesty
- Wisdom
Who it's given to
Jong-cheol is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Jong-cheol. Say it like jong-chul.
종ㅈ + ㅗ + ㅇ
철ㅊ + ㅓ + ㄹ
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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