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Chan-seo찬서

Chan-seo brings together “to praise” and “auspicious omen.” Like your name, you are someone who is followed by good fortune 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
讚瑞讚 ‘to praise’ + 瑞 ‘auspicious omen’
讚(기릴 찬) + 瑞(상서 서)
燦瑞燦 ‘brilliant’ + 瑞 ‘auspicious omen’
燦(빛날 찬) + 瑞(상서 서)
讚序讚 ‘to praise’ + 序 ‘order’
讚(기릴 찬) + 序(차례 서)
讚書讚 ‘to praise’ + 書 ‘writing; books’
讚(기릴 찬) + 書(글 서)
燦序燦 ‘brilliant’ + 序 ‘order’
燦(빛날 찬) + 序(차례 서)
燦書燦 ‘brilliant’ + 書 ‘writing; books’
燦(빛날 찬) + 書(글 서)

Who it's given to

Chan-seo is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Chan-seo. Say it like chan-suh.

찬ㅊ + ㅏ + ㄴ
서ㅅ + ㅓ

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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