Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Korean (Modern) Scripts 초롱(Korean Hangul) Pronounced Pron. /t͡ɕʰo̞.ɾo̞ŋ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From either the adverb 초롱초롱 (chorong chorong) "brightly, sparklingly" or 초籠 (chorong), referring to a silk-covered lantern.One famous bearer of this name is singer-songwriter and actress Park Cho-rong (1991-).