Gunwoo 건우
Gunwoo is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 건우. 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 1,584 different ways.
Other spellings
The same name is romanized in several ways: Gunwoo, Gun-woo, Geonu, Keonwoo. They are all 건우.
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.
- 건 (starts with ㄱ)→Woodgrowth, reaching outward, new beginnings
- 우 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together
Hanja used for Gunwoo
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.
건24 characters can be used
- 建establish, spill세울 건/엎지를 건
- 乾sky, dry하늘 건/마를 건
- 健strong, robust굳셀 건
- 鍵key, lock열쇠 건/자물쇠 건
- 件item, matter물건 건
- 巾towel수건 건
- 虔reverent, respectful공경할 건
- 愆fault, error허물 건
우66 characters can be used
- 優abundant, excellent넉넉할 우/뛰어날 우
- 佑help도울 우
- 雨rain비 우
- 禹Yu the Great하우씨 우
- 宇house집 우
- 祐help도울 우
- 愚foolish어리석을 우
- 旴big클 우
Names sharing a syllable
Gunwoo 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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