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Jong-gil종길

Jong-gil brings together “bell” and “good fortune.” Like your name, you are someone who rings out clear like a bell and is blessed with good fortune.

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
鍾吉鍾 ‘bell’ + 吉 ‘good fortune’
鍾(쇠북 종) + 吉(길할 길)
宗吉宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 吉 ‘good fortune’
宗(마루 종) + 吉(길할 길)

Who it's given to

Jong-gil is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jong-gil. Say it like jong-geel.

종ㅈ + ㅗ + ㅇ
길ㄱ + ㅣ + 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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