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Won-uk원욱

Won-uk brings together “first” and “rising sun.” Like your name, you are someone who is first in what you love and shines like the rising sun.

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
元旭元 ‘first; origin’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
元(으뜸 원) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
元煜元 ‘first; origin’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
元(으뜸 원) + 煜(빛날 욱)
源旭源 ‘source’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
源(근원 원) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
瑗旭瑗 ‘jade ring’ + 旭 ‘rising sun’
瑗(구슬 원) + 旭(아침 해 욱)
源煜源 ‘source’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
源(근원 원) + 煜(빛날 욱)
瑗煜瑗 ‘jade ring’ + 煜 ‘to shine’
瑗(구슬 원) + 煜(빛날 욱)

Who it's given to

Won-uk is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Won-uk. Say it like wun-ook.

원ㅇ + ㅝ + ㄴ
욱ㅇ + ㅜ + 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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