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U-hyeok우혁

U-hyeok brings together “universe” and “brilliant.” Like your name, you are someone who dreams as big as the universe and shines brilliantly.

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
宇赫宇 ‘universe’ + 赫 ‘brilliant’
宇(집 우) + 赫(빛날 혁)
祐赫祐 ‘blessing’ + 赫 ‘brilliant’
祐(복 우) + 赫(빛날 혁)
宇爀宇 ‘universe’ + 爀 ‘blazing red’
宇(집 우) + 爀(붉은 빛 혁)
祐爀祐 ‘blessing’ + 爀 ‘blazing red’
祐(복 우) + 爀(붉은 빛 혁)
佑赫佑 ‘to help’ + 赫 ‘brilliant’
佑(도울 우) + 赫(빛날 혁)
佑爀佑 ‘to help’ + 爀 ‘blazing red’
佑(도울 우) + 爀(붉은 빛 혁)

Who it's given to

U-hyeok is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: U-hyeok. Say it like oo-hyuk.

우ㅇ + ㅜ
혁ㅎ + ㅕ + 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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