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Se-jong세종
Se-jong brings together “the world” and “bell.” Like your name, you are someone who makes your mark on the world and rings out clear like a bell.
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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 世鍾 | 世 ‘the world’ + 鍾 ‘bell’ 世(인간 세) + 鍾(쇠북 종) |
| 世宗 | 世 ‘the world’ + 宗 ‘ancestral root’ 世(인간 세) + 宗(마루 종) |
- Ambition
- Harmony
- Honesty
Who it's given to
Se-jong is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Se-jong. Say it like seh-jong.
세ㅅ + ㅔ
종ㅈ + ㅗ + ㅇ
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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