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Pil-rip필립

Pil-rip brings together “to assist” and “to stand.” Like your name, you are someone who is a great help to others and stands on your own two feet.

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
弼立弼 ‘to assist’ + 立 ‘to stand’
弼(도울 필) + 立(설 립)

Who it's given to

Pil-rip is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Pil-rip. Say it like peel-reep.

필ㅍ + ㅣ + ㄹ
립ㄹ + ㅣ + ㅂ

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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