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Han한

Han means “Korea.” Like your name, you are someone who carries the spirit of Korea.

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
韓韓 ‘Korea’
韓(한국 한)
漢漢 ‘great river’
漢(한수 한)
翰翰 ‘writing brush; letters’
翰(편지 한)

Who it's given to

Han is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Han. Say it like han.

한ㅎ + ㅏ + 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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