Save Gender Masculine Usage Korean Scripts 동건(Korean Hangul) 東健, 東建, etc.(Korean Hanja) Pronounced Pron. /toŋ.kˀʌ̹n/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Korean 東 (dong) meaning "east" and 健 (geon) meaning "strong, firm, healthy" or 建 (geon) meaning "build, establish", as well as other hanja combinations that can form this name.