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Sa-ra사라

Sa-ra brings together “thought” and “silk gauze.” Like your name, you are someone who is as fine as silk and thinks deeply and kindly.

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
思羅思 ‘thought’ + 羅 ‘silk gauze’
思(생각 사) + 羅(벌릴 라)
士羅士 ‘scholar’ + 羅 ‘silk gauze’
士(선비 사) + 羅(벌릴 라)

Who it's given to

Sa-ra is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Sa-ra. Say it like sah-rah.

사ㅅ + ㅏ
라ㄹ + ㅏ

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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