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Yun-gi윤기

Yun-gi brings together “rich and lustrous” and “foundation.” Like your name, you are someone who builds on solid ground and lives a rich and glowing life.

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
潤基潤 ‘rich and lustrous’ + 基 ‘foundation’
潤(윤택할 윤) + 基(터 기)
允基允 ‘sincere’ + 基 ‘foundation’
允(진실로 윤) + 基(터 기)
潤起潤 ‘rich and lustrous’ + 起 ‘to rise’
潤(윤택할 윤) + 起(일어날 기)
潤琪潤 ‘rich and lustrous’ + 琪 ‘fine jade’
潤(윤택할 윤) + 琪(아름다운 옥 기)
允起允 ‘sincere’ + 起 ‘to rise’
允(진실로 윤) + 起(일어날 기)
允琪允 ‘sincere’ + 琪 ‘fine jade’
允(진실로 윤) + 琪(아름다운 옥 기)

Who it's given to

Yun-gi is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yun-gi. Say it like yoon-gee.

윤ㅇ + ㅠ + 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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