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Chan in Korean챈

The Chinese surname Chan is written 챈 in Korean, read chaen.

You may also see 찬.

How it's spelled, sound by sound

LettersHangulBuilt from
Chan챈ㅊ + ㅐ + ㄴ

Each Hangul syllable is a block: a first consonant, a vowel, then any final consonant.

Say hello with it

안녕하세요, 저는 챈이에요.

an-nyeong-ha-se-yo, jeo-neun chaen-i-e-yo
“Hello, I'm Chan.”

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