Jiyong (지용): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 지용

지용 (Ji-Yong) means “will, aspiration · dragon” when written 志龍. It is a classic name, common for people born in the 1960s–80s. Its characters carry the elements 火 Fire, 土 Earth, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Other hanja spellings

• 지 can also be written 智 (wisdom), 芝 (sacred herb), 知 (to know)
• 용 can also be written 勇 (courage), 容 (countenance, to embrace)

How to pronounce 지용

Revised Romanisation: jiyong (ji-yong). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Ji-Yong. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.

Famous people named 지용

• G-Dragon (Kwon Ji-yong)