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Jong-hun종훈

Jong-hun brings together “bell” and “merit.” Like your name, you are someone who rings out clear like a bell and achieves great things.

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
鍾勳鍾 ‘bell’ + 勳 ‘merit’
鍾(쇠북 종) + 勳(공 훈)
鍾薰鍾 ‘bell’ + 薰 ‘fragrance’
鍾(쇠북 종) + 薰(향풀 훈)
鍾訓鍾 ‘bell’ + 訓 ‘teaching’
鍾(쇠북 종) + 訓(가르칠 훈)
宗勳宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 勳 ‘merit’
宗(마루 종) + 勳(공 훈)
宗薰宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 薰 ‘fragrance’
宗(마루 종) + 薰(향풀 훈)
宗訓宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 訓 ‘teaching’
宗(마루 종) + 訓(가르칠 훈)

Who it's given to

Jong-hun is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jong-hun. Say it like jong-hoon.

종ㅈ + ㅗ + ㅇ
훈ㅎ + 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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