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Seok-gi석기

Seok-gi brings together “great” and “foundation.” Like your name, you are someone who grows into someone great and builds on solid ground.

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
碩基碩 ‘great; eminent’ + 基 ‘foundation’
碩(클 석) + 基(터 기)
碩起碩 ‘great; eminent’ + 起 ‘to rise’
碩(클 석) + 起(일어날 기)
碩琪碩 ‘great; eminent’ + 琪 ‘fine jade’
碩(클 석) + 琪(아름다운 옥 기)
錫基錫 ‘to bestow; tin’ + 基 ‘foundation’
錫(주석 석) + 基(터 기)
錫起錫 ‘to bestow; tin’ + 起 ‘to rise’
錫(주석 석) + 起(일어날 기)
錫琪錫 ‘to bestow; tin’ + 琪 ‘fine jade’
錫(주석 석) + 琪(아름다운 옥 기)

Who it's given to

Seok-gi is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seok-gi. Say it like suk-gee.

석ㅅ + ㅓ + ㄱ
기ㄱ + ㅣ

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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