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Min-seon민선

Min-seon brings together “quick-witted” and “good and kind.” Like your name, you are someone who stays quick and bright of mind, and who 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
敏善敏 ‘quick-witted’ + 善 ‘good and kind’
敏(민첩할 민) + 善(착할 선)
珉善珉 ‘stone like jade’ + 善 ‘good and kind’
珉(옥돌 민) + 善(착할 선)
敏仙敏 ‘quick-witted’ + 仙 ‘immortal; fairy’
敏(민첩할 민) + 仙(신선 선)
敏宣敏 ‘quick-witted’ + 宣 ‘to proclaim’
敏(민첩할 민) + 宣(베풀 선)
珉仙珉 ‘stone like jade’ + 仙 ‘immortal; fairy’
珉(옥돌 민) + 仙(신선 선)
珉宣珉 ‘stone like jade’ + 宣 ‘to proclaim’
珉(옥돌 민) + 宣(베풀 선)

Who it's given to

Min-seon is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Min-seon. Say it like meen-sun.

민ㅁ + 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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