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Hae-rin해린

Hae-rin brings together “sea” and “qilin (a mythical auspicious beast).” Like your name, you are someone who has a heart as wide as the sea and is a bringer of good omens.

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
海麟海 ‘sea’ + 麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’
海(바다 해) + 麟(기린 린)
海潾海 ‘sea’ + 潾 ‘clear water’
海(바다 해) + 潾(물 맑을 린)
海璘海 ‘sea’ + 璘 ‘the gleam of jade’
海(바다 해) + 璘(옥빛 린)

Who it's given to

Hae-rin is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Hae-rin. Say it like heh-reen.

해ㅎ + ㅐ
린ㄹ + ㅣ + ㄴ

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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