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Min-chan민찬

Min-chan brings together “quick-witted” and “to praise.” Like your name, you are someone who stays quick and bright of mind, and who is praised and admired.

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
敏讚敏 ‘quick-witted’ + 讚 ‘to praise’
敏(민첩할 민) + 讚(기릴 찬)
敏燦敏 ‘quick-witted’ + 燦 ‘brilliant’
敏(민첩할 민) + 燦(빛날 찬)
珉讚珉 ‘stone like jade’ + 讚 ‘to praise’
珉(옥돌 민) + 讚(기릴 찬)
珉燦珉 ‘stone like jade’ + 燦 ‘brilliant’
珉(옥돌 민) + 燦(빛날 찬)
敏贊敏 ‘quick-witted’ + 贊 ‘to support’
敏(민첩할 민) + 贊(도울 찬)
珉贊珉 ‘stone like jade’ + 贊 ‘to support’
珉(옥돌 민) + 贊(도울 찬)

Who it's given to

Min-chan is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Min-chan. Say it like meen-chan.

민ㅁ + ㅣ + ㄴ
찬ㅊ + 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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