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A-rin아린

A-rin brings together “elegant” and “qilin (a mythical auspicious beast).” Like your name, you are someone who lives with elegance and is a bringer of good omens.

Meaning and hanja

Korean names are usually written with Chinese characters (hanja) chosen for their meaning, so one name can be spelled several ways. Common spellings:

HanjaMeaning
雅麟雅 ‘elegant’ + 麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’
雅(맑을 아) + 麟(기린 린)
娥麟娥 ‘beautiful’ + 麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’
娥(예쁠 아) + 麟(기린 린)
雅潾雅 ‘elegant’ + 潾 ‘clear water’
雅(맑을 아) + 潾(물 맑을 린)
雅璘雅 ‘elegant’ + 璘 ‘the gleam of jade’
雅(맑을 아) + 璘(옥빛 린)
娥潾娥 ‘beautiful’ + 潾 ‘clear water’
娥(예쁠 아) + 潾(물 맑을 린)
娥璘娥 ‘beautiful’ + 璘 ‘the gleam of jade’
娥(예쁠 아) + 璘(옥빛 린)

Who it's given to

A-rin is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: A-rin. Say it like ah-reen.

아ㅇ + ㅏ
린ㄹ + ㅣ + ㄴ

Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.

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