Dongwook 동욱
Dongwook is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 동욱. Like most Korean names it can also be written in hanja, and the characters chosen decide what it means — the same sound can be written 408 different ways.
Other spellings
The same name is romanized in several ways: Dongwook, Dong-wook. They are all 동욱.
Five Elements (Ohaeng)
In Korean naming tradition each syllable carries an element, decided by the consonant it starts with. This is what a name sounds like in terms of energy.
- 동 (starts with ㄷ)→Firebrightness, passion, visibility
- 욱 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together
Hanja used for Dongwook
These are hanja characters legally registrable for each syllable, with their dictionary meanings. A parent picks one character per syllable, and that combination becomes the written meaning of the name.
동34 characters can be used
- 東east동녘 동
- 動move움직일 동
- 同same한가지 동
- 洞valley골 동
- 冬winter, drum sound겨울 동/북소리 동
- 童child아이 동
- 棟ridgepole마룻대 동
- 董correct바로잡을 동
욱12 characters can be used
- 旭morning sun아침 해 욱
- 煜shine빛날 욱
- 昱bright sunlight햇빛 밝을 욱
- 郁flourishing성할 욱
- 燠warm따뜻할 욱
- 頊dull, foolish멍할 욱
- 勖exert effort힘쓸 욱
- 彧literary talent문채 욱
Names sharing a syllable
Dongwook belongs to someone else. Yours is drawn from your own birth chart — the four pillars of your birth date and hour decide which elements your name should carry.
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