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Chan-hwi찬휘

Chan-hwi brings together “to praise” and “radiant.” Like your name, you are someone who is radiant and is praised and admired.

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
讚輝讚 ‘to praise’ + 輝 ‘radiant’
讚(기릴 찬) + 輝(빛날 휘)
燦輝燦 ‘brilliant’ + 輝 ‘radiant’
燦(빛날 찬) + 輝(빛날 휘)
讚徽讚 ‘to praise’ + 徽 ‘beautiful; fine’
讚(기릴 찬) + 徽(아름다울 휘)
燦徽燦 ‘brilliant’ + 徽 ‘beautiful; fine’
燦(빛날 찬) + 徽(아름다울 휘)
贊輝贊 ‘to support’ + 輝 ‘radiant’
贊(도울 찬) + 輝(빛날 휘)
贊徽贊 ‘to support’ + 徽 ‘beautiful; fine’
贊(도울 찬) + 徽(아름다울 휘)

Who it's given to

Chan-hwi is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Chan-hwi. Say it like chan-hwee.

찬ㅊ + ㅏ + ㄴ
휘ㅎ + ㅟ

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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