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Se-i세이

Se-i brings together “the world” and “joyful.” Like your name, you are someone who makes your mark on the world and lives a joyful life.

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
世怡世 ‘the world’ + 怡 ‘joyful’
世(인간 세) + 怡(기쁠 이)
世伊世 ‘the world’ + 伊 ‘that one (he/she)’
世(인간 세) + 伊(저 이)

Who it's given to

Se-i is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Se-i. Say it like seh-ee.

세ㅅ + ㅔ
이ㅇ + ㅣ

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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