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Jong-gyu종규
Jong-gyu brings together “bell” and “a bright star.” Like your name, you are someone who rings out clear like a bell and shines like a bright star.
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 |
|---|---|
| 鍾奎 | 鍾 ‘bell’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’ 鍾(쇠북 종) + 奎(별 규) |
| 鍾圭 | 鍾 ‘bell’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’ 鍾(쇠북 종) + 圭(서옥 규) |
| 宗奎 | 宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’ 宗(마루 종) + 奎(별 규) |
| 宗圭 | 宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’ 宗(마루 종) + 圭(서옥 규) |
- Harmony
- Honesty
- Light
Who it's given to
Jong-gyu is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Jong-gyu. Say it like jong-gyoo.
종ㅈ + ㅗ + ㅇ
규ㄱ + ㅠ
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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