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Jong-sik종식

Jong-sik brings together “bell” and “to plant.” Like your name, you are someone who rings out clear like a bell and plants seeds that grow.

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
鍾植鍾 ‘bell’ + 植 ‘to plant’
鍾(쇠북 종) + 植(심을 식)
鍾湜鍾 ‘bell’ + 湜 ‘clear water’
鍾(쇠북 종) + 湜(물 맑을 식)
宗植宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 植 ‘to plant’
宗(마루 종) + 植(심을 식)
宗湜宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 湜 ‘clear water’
宗(마루 종) + 湜(물 맑을 식)

Who it's given to

Jong-sik is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jong-sik. Say it like jong-seek.

종ㅈ + ㅗ + ㅇ
식ㅅ + ㅣ + 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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