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Chae-un채운

Chae-un brings together “colors” and “cloud.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a colorful life and is free as a cloud.

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
彩雲彩 ‘colors’ + 雲 ‘cloud’
彩(채색 채) + 雲(구름 운)
采雲采 ‘to gather’ + 雲 ‘cloud’
采(캘 채) + 雲(구름 운)
彩芸彩 ‘colors’ + 芸 ‘fragrant herb’
彩(채색 채) + 芸(향풀 운)
采芸采 ‘to gather’ + 芸 ‘fragrant herb’
采(캘 채) + 芸(향풀 운)

Who it's given to

Chae-un is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Chae-un. Say it like cheh-oon.

채ㅊ + ㅐ
운ㅇ + ㅜ + 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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