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Un운

Un means “cloud.” Like your name, you are someone who is free as a cloud.

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
雲雲 ‘cloud’
雲(구름 운)
芸芸 ‘fragrant herb’
芸(향풀 운)

Who it's given to

Un is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Un. Say it like oon.

운ㅇ + ㅜ + ㄴ

Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.

Related names

Un-hak운학Ga-ram가람Ga-rin가린Ga-yeong가영Ga-eul가을Gap-yeong갑영Gang-san강산
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