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Jong-hyeok종혁

Jong-hyeok brings together “bell” and “brilliant.” Like your name, you are someone who rings out clear like a bell and shines brilliantly.

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
鍾赫鍾 ‘bell’ + 赫 ‘brilliant’
鍾(쇠북 종) + 赫(빛날 혁)
鍾爀鍾 ‘bell’ + 爀 ‘blazing red’
鍾(쇠북 종) + 爀(붉은 빛 혁)
宗赫宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 赫 ‘brilliant’
宗(마루 종) + 赫(빛날 혁)
宗爀宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 爀 ‘blazing red’
宗(마루 종) + 爀(붉은 빛 혁)

Who it's given to

Jong-hyeok is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jong-hyeok. Say it like jong-hyuk.

종ㅈ + ㅗ + ㅇ
혁ㅎ + ㅕ + ㄱ

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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