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Jong-min종민
Jong-min brings together “bell” and “quick-witted.” Like your name, you are someone who rings out clear like a bell and stays quick and bright of mind.
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 |
|---|---|
| 鍾敏 | 鍾 ‘bell’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’ 鍾(쇠북 종) + 敏(민첩할 민) |
| 鍾珉 | 鍾 ‘bell’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’ 鍾(쇠북 종) + 珉(옥돌 민) |
| 鍾旻 | 鍾 ‘bell’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’ 鍾(쇠북 종) + 旻(하늘 민) |
| 宗敏 | 宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’ 宗(마루 종) + 敏(민첩할 민) |
| 宗珉 | 宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’ 宗(마루 종) + 珉(옥돌 민) |
| 宗旻 | 宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’ 宗(마루 종) + 旻(하늘 민) |
- Harmony
- Honesty
- Wisdom
Who it's given to
Jong-min is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Jong-min. Say it like jong-meen.
종ㅈ + ㅗ + ㅇ
민ㅁ + ㅣ + 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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