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Se-hun세훈

Se-hun brings together “the world” and “merit.” Like your name, you are someone who makes your mark on the world and achieves great things.

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
世勳世 ‘the world’ + 勳 ‘merit’
世(인간 세) + 勳(공 훈)
世薰世 ‘the world’ + 薰 ‘fragrance’
世(인간 세) + 薰(향풀 훈)
世訓世 ‘the world’ + 訓 ‘teaching’
世(인간 세) + 訓(가르칠 훈)

Who it's given to

Se-hun is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Se-hun. Say it like seh-hoon.

세ㅅ + ㅔ
훈ㅎ + ㅜ + 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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