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Jong-u종우
Jong-u brings together “bell” and “universe.” Like your name, you are someone who rings out clear like a bell and dreams as big as the universe.
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 |
|---|---|
| 鍾宇 | 鍾 ‘bell’ + 宇 ‘universe’ 鍾(쇠북 종) + 宇(집 우) |
| 鍾祐 | 鍾 ‘bell’ + 祐 ‘blessing’ 鍾(쇠북 종) + 祐(복 우) |
| 鍾佑 | 鍾 ‘bell’ + 佑 ‘to help’ 鍾(쇠북 종) + 佑(도울 우) |
| 宗宇 | 宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 宇 ‘universe’ 宗(마루 종) + 宇(집 우) |
| 宗祐 | 宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 祐 ‘blessing’ 宗(마루 종) + 祐(복 우) |
| 宗佑 | 宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 佑 ‘to help’ 宗(마루 종) + 佑(도울 우) |
- Harmony
- Honesty
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Jong-u is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Jong-u. Say it like jong-oo.
종ㅈ + ㅗ + ㅇ
우ㅇ + ㅜ
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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