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Hae-ju해주

Hae-ju brings together “sea” and “pearl.” Like your name, you are someone who has a heart as wide as the sea and is as precious as a pearl.

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
海珠海 ‘sea’ + 珠 ‘pearl’
海(바다 해) + 珠(구슬 주)
海周海 ‘sea’ + 周 ‘all-around’
海(바다 해) + 周(두루 주)
海宙海 ‘sea’ + 宙 ‘universe’
海(바다 해) + 宙(집 주)

Who it's given to

Hae-ju is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Hae-ju. Say it like heh-joo.

해ㅎ + ㅐ
주ㅈ + ㅜ

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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