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Tae-geon태건

Tae-geon brings together “great and peaceful” and “to build up.” Like your name, you are someone who builds the life you dream of and lives a great and peaceful life.

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
泰建泰 ‘great and peaceful’ + 建 ‘to build up’
泰(클 태) + 建(세울 건)
泰健泰 ‘great and peaceful’ + 健 ‘strong and healthy’
泰(클 태) + 健(굳셀 건)
太建太 ‘great’ + 建 ‘to build up’
太(클 태) + 建(세울 건)
太健太 ‘great’ + 健 ‘strong and healthy’
太(클 태) + 健(굳셀 건)

Who it's given to

Tae-geon is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Tae-geon. Say it like teh-gun.

태ㅌ + ㅐ
건ㄱ + ㅓ + ㄴ

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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