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Yong-gu용구

Yong-gu brings together “brave” and “to seek.” Like your name, you are someone who faces life with courage and always finds what you seek.

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
勇求勇 ‘brave’ + 求 ‘to seek’
勇(날랠 용) + 求(구할 구)
龍求龍 ‘dragon’ + 求 ‘to seek’
龍(용 룡) + 求(구할 구)
容求容 ‘graceful bearing’ + 求 ‘to seek’
容(얼굴 용) + 求(구할 구)

Who it's given to

Yong-gu is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yong-gu. Say it like yong-goo.

용ㅇ + ㅛ + ㅇ
구ㄱ + ㅜ

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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