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Sang-uk상욱

Sang-uk brings together “together” and “rising sun.” Like your name, you are someone who shares your life with good companions and shines like the rising sun.

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
相旭相 ‘together; mutual’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
相(서로 상) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
祥旭祥 ‘auspicious’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
祥(상서 상) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
相煜相 ‘together; mutual’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
相(서로 상) + 煜(빛날 욱)
祥煜祥 ‘auspicious’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
祥(상서 상) + 煜(빛날 욱)
尙旭尙 ‘to esteem’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
尙(오히려 상) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
尙煜尙 ‘to esteem’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
尙(오히려 상) + 煜(빛날 욱)

Who it's given to

Sang-uk is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Sang-uk. Say it like sang-ook.

상ㅅ + ㅏ + ㅇ
욱ㅇ + ㅜ + ㄱ

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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