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초롱 (Cho-Rong) means “bright, twinkling”. It is a pure-Korean (native, non-hanja) name that became fashionable from the 1990s on. As a native Korean word it has no hanja; its meaning is direct and modern.
| Hangul | Hanja | Romanised | Meaning | Element |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 초롱 | — | chorong | bright, twinkling | 🌿 木 Wood |
Revised Romanisation: chorong (cho-rong). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Cho-Rong. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.