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Won-gi원기
Won-gi brings together “first” and “foundation.” Like your name, you are someone who is first in what you love and builds on solid ground.
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 |
|---|---|
| 元基 | 元 ‘first; origin’ + 基 ‘foundation’ 元(으뜸 원) + 基(터 기) |
| 元起 | 元 ‘first; origin’ + 起 ‘to rise’ 元(으뜸 원) + 起(일어날 기) |
| 元琪 | 元 ‘first; origin’ + 琪 ‘fine jade’ 元(으뜸 원) + 琪(아름다운 옥 기) |
| 源基 | 源 ‘source’ + 基 ‘foundation’ 源(근원 원) + 基(터 기) |
| 瑗基 | 瑗 ‘jade ring’ + 基 ‘foundation’ 瑗(구슬 원) + 基(터 기) |
| 源起 | 源 ‘source’ + 起 ‘to rise’ 源(근원 원) + 起(일어날 기) |
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Won-gi is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Won-gi. Say it like wun-gee.
원ㅇ + ㅝ + ㄴ
기ㄱ + ㅣ
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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