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In-seon인선

In-seon brings together “benevolent” and “good and kind.” Like your name, you are someone who is kind to everyone and keeps a kind and good heart.

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
仁善仁 ‘benevolent’ + 善 ‘good and kind’
仁(어질 인) + 善(착할 선)
麟善麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’ + 善 ‘good and kind’
麟(기린 린) + 善(착할 선)
仁宣仁 ‘benevolent’ + 宣 ‘to proclaim’
仁(어질 인) + 宣(베풀 선)
寅善寅 ‘tiger’ + 善 ‘good and kind’
寅(범 인) + 善(착할 선)
麟宣麟 ‘qilin (a mythical auspicious beast)’ + 宣 ‘to proclaim’
麟(기린 린) + 宣(베풀 선)
寅宣寅 ‘tiger’ + 宣 ‘to proclaim’
寅(범 인) + 宣(베풀 선)

Who it's given to

In-seon is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: In-seon. Say it like een-sun.

인ㅇ + ㅣ + ㄴ
선ㅅ + ㅓ + 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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