Meaning of 건우

건우 (Gun-Woo) means “to build, establish · excellent, graceful” when written 建優. It is one of the most popular names for babies born in Korea in the 2020s. Its characters carry the elements 木 Wood, 火 Fire, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Other hanja spellings

• 건 can also be written 健 (healthy, strong), 乾 (heaven, dry)
• 우 can also be written 宇 (universe, house), 佑 (divine help), 雨 (rain)

How to pronounce 건우

Revised Romanisation: geonu (geon-u). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Gun-Woo. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.