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Sang-min상민

Sang-min brings together “together” and “quick-witted.” Like your name, you are someone who shares your life with good companions and stays quick and bright of mind.

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
相敏相 ‘together; mutual’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
相(서로 상) + 敏(민첩할 민)
相珉相 ‘together; mutual’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
相(서로 상) + 珉(옥돌 민)
祥敏祥 ‘auspicious’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
祥(상서 상) + 敏(민첩할 민)
祥珉祥 ‘auspicious’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
祥(상서 상) + 珉(옥돌 민)
相旻相 ‘together; mutual’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’
相(서로 상) + 旻(하늘 민)
祥旻祥 ‘auspicious’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’
祥(상서 상) + 旻(하늘 민)

Who it's given to

Sang-min is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Sang-min. Say it like sang-meen.

상ㅅ + ㅏ + ㅇ
민ㅁ + ㅣ + 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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