Dongwook (동욱): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 동욱

동욱 (Dong-Wook) means “east · rising sun” when written 東旭. It is a classic name, common for people born in the 1960s–80s. Its characters carry the elements 木 Wood, 火 Fire, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Other hanja spellings

• 동 can also be written 桐 (paulownia tree), 童 (child)

How to pronounce 동욱

Revised Romanisation: donguk (dong-uk). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Dong-Wook. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.