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Sang-du상두

Sang-du brings together “together” and “the Big Dipper.” Like your name, you are someone who shares your life with good companions and guides others like the stars.

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
相斗相 ‘together; mutual’ + 斗 ‘the Big Dipper’
相(서로 상) + 斗(말 두)
祥斗祥 ‘auspicious’ + 斗 ‘the Big Dipper’
祥(상서 상) + 斗(말 두)
尙斗尙 ‘to esteem’ + 斗 ‘the Big Dipper’
尙(오히려 상) + 斗(말 두)

Who it's given to

Sang-du is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Sang-du. Say it like sang-doo.

상ㅅ + ㅏ + ㅇ
두ㄷ + 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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