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Jong-won종원

Jong-won brings together “bell” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who rings out clear like a bell and is first in what you love.

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
鍾元鍾 ‘bell’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
鍾(쇠북 종) + 元(으뜸 원)
鍾源鍾 ‘bell’ + 源 ‘source’
鍾(쇠북 종) + 源(근원 원)
鍾瑗鍾 ‘bell’ + 瑗 ‘jade ring’
鍾(쇠북 종) + 瑗(구슬 원)
宗元宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
宗(마루 종) + 元(으뜸 원)
宗源宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 源 ‘source’
宗(마루 종) + 源(근원 원)
宗瑗宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 瑗 ‘jade ring’
宗(마루 종) + 瑗(구슬 원)

Who it's given to

Jong-won is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jong-won. Say it like jong-wun.

종ㅈ + ㅗ + ㅇ
원ㅇ + ㅝ + 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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