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Jong-yong종용

Jong-yong brings together “bell” and “brave.” Like your name, you are someone who rings out clear like a bell and faces life with courage.

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
鍾勇鍾 ‘bell’ + 勇 ‘brave’
鍾(쇠북 종) + 勇(날랠 용)
鍾容鍾 ‘bell’ + 容 ‘graceful bearing’
鍾(쇠북 종) + 容(얼굴 용)
鍾鏞鍾 ‘bell’ + 鏞 ‘great bell’
鍾(쇠북 종) + 鏞(쇠북 용)
宗勇宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 勇 ‘brave’
宗(마루 종) + 勇(날랠 용)
宗容宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 容 ‘graceful bearing’
宗(마루 종) + 容(얼굴 용)
宗鏞宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 鏞 ‘great bell’
宗(마루 종) + 鏞(쇠북 용)

Who it's given to

Jong-yong is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jong-yong. Say it like jong-yong.

종ㅈ + ㅗ + ㅇ
용ㅇ + ㅛ + ㅇ

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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