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Sun-gil순길

Sun-gil brings together “honest and simple” and “good fortune.” Like your name, you are someone who is blessed with good fortune and stays honest and warm.

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
淳吉淳 ‘honest and simple’ + 吉 ‘good fortune’
淳(순박할 순) + 吉(길할 길)
順吉順 ‘gentle’ + 吉 ‘good fortune’
順(순할 순) + 吉(길할 길)
純吉純 ‘pure’ + 吉 ‘good fortune’
純(순수할 순) + 吉(길할 길)

Who it's given to

Sun-gil is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Sun-gil. Say it like soon-geel.

순ㅅ + ㅜ + ㄴ
길ㄱ + ㅣ + ㄹ

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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