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Chan-i찬이

Chan-i brings together “to praise” and “joyful.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a joyful life 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
讚怡讚 ‘to praise’ + 怡 ‘joyful’
讚(기릴 찬) + 怡(기쁠 이)
燦怡燦 ‘brilliant’ + 怡 ‘joyful’
燦(빛날 찬) + 怡(기쁠 이)
贊怡贊 ‘to support’ + 怡 ‘joyful’
贊(도울 찬) + 怡(기쁠 이)
讚伊讚 ‘to praise’ + 伊 ‘that one (he/she)’
讚(기릴 찬) + 伊(저 이)
燦伊燦 ‘brilliant’ + 伊 ‘that one (he/she)’
燦(빛날 찬) + 伊(저 이)
贊伊贊 ‘to support’ + 伊 ‘that one (he/she)’
贊(도울 찬) + 伊(저 이)

Who it's given to

Chan-i is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Chan-i. Say it like chan-ee.

찬ㅊ + ㅏ + ㄴ
이ㅇ + ㅣ

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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