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Won-chang원창
Won-chang brings together “first” and “to prosper.” Like your name, you are someone who is first in what you love and prospers and flourishes.
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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 元昌 | 元 ‘first; origin’ + 昌 ‘to prosper’ 元(으뜸 원) + 昌(창성할 창) |
| 元彰 | 元 ‘first; origin’ + 彰 ‘to shine forth’ 元(으뜸 원) + 彰(드러날 창) |
| 源昌 | 源 ‘source’ + 昌 ‘to prosper’ 源(근원 원) + 昌(창성할 창) |
| 瑗昌 | 瑗 ‘jade ring’ + 昌 ‘to prosper’ 瑗(구슬 원) + 昌(창성할 창) |
| 源彰 | 源 ‘source’ + 彰 ‘to shine forth’ 源(근원 원) + 彰(드러날 창) |
| 瑗彰 | 瑗 ‘jade ring’ + 彰 ‘to shine forth’ 瑗(구슬 원) + 彰(드러날 창) |
- Ambition
- Fortune
Who it's given to
Won-chang is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Won-chang. Say it like wun-chang.
원ㅇ + ㅝ + ㄴ
창ㅊ + ㅏ + ㅇ
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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