Meaning of 지훈

지훈 (Ji-Hoon) means “wisdom · merit, achievement” when written 智勳. It is one of the most popular names for babies born in Korea in the 2020s. Its characters carry the elements 火 Fire, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

About the name

지훈 (智勳 or 志勳) — wisdom and merit, or aspiration and merit — has been a boys' staple since the 1990s. SEVENTEEN's Woozi (이지훈) is one of many well-known bearers.

Other hanja spellings

• 지 can also be written 志 (will, aspiration), 芝 (sacred herb), 知 (to know)
• 훈 can also be written 薰 (fragrant), 訓 (to teach)

How to pronounce 지훈

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

Famous people named 지훈

• Woozi (Lee Ji-hoon, SEVENTEEN)