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Chan-hyeok찬혁

Chan-hyeok brings together “to praise” and “brilliant.” Like your name, you are someone who shines brilliantly 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
讚赫讚 ‘to praise’ + 赫 ‘brilliant’
讚(기릴 찬) + 赫(빛날 혁)
燦赫燦 ‘brilliant’ + 赫 ‘brilliant’
燦(빛날 찬) + 赫(빛날 혁)
讚爀讚 ‘to praise’ + 爀 ‘blazing red’
讚(기릴 찬) + 爀(붉은 빛 혁)
燦爀燦 ‘brilliant’ + 爀 ‘blazing red’
燦(빛날 찬) + 爀(붉은 빛 혁)
贊赫贊 ‘to support’ + 赫 ‘brilliant’
贊(도울 찬) + 赫(빛날 혁)
贊爀贊 ‘to support’ + 爀 ‘blazing red’
贊(도울 찬) + 爀(붉은 빛 혁)

Who it's given to

Chan-hyeok is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Chan-hyeok. Say it like chan-hyuk.

찬ㅊ + ㅏ + ㄴ
혁ㅎ + ㅕ + ㄱ

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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