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Chan-yeong찬영

Chan-yeong brings together “to praise” and “flower.” Like your name, you are someone who is praised and admired, and who blossoms and stands out.

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
讚英讚 ‘to praise’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
讚(기릴 찬) + 英(꽃부리 영)
讚榮讚 ‘to praise’ + 榮 ‘glory’
讚(기릴 찬) + 榮(영화 영)
讚永讚 ‘to praise’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
讚(기릴 찬) + 永(길 영)
燦英燦 ‘brilliant’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
燦(빛날 찬) + 英(꽃부리 영)
燦榮燦 ‘brilliant’ + 榮 ‘glory’
燦(빛날 찬) + 榮(영화 영)
燦永燦 ‘brilliant’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
燦(빛날 찬) + 永(길 영)

Who it's given to

Chan-yeong is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Chan-yeong. Say it like chan-yung.

찬ㅊ + ㅏ + ㄴ
영ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ

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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