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Se-mi세미

Se-mi brings together “the world” and “beautiful.” Like your name, you are someone who makes your mark on the world and is beautiful inside and out.

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
世美世 ‘the world’ + 美 ‘beautiful’
世(인간 세) + 美(아름다울 미)
世媄世 ‘the world’ + 媄 ‘lovely’
世(인간 세) + 媄(빛 고울 미)

Who it's given to

Se-mi is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Se-mi. Say it like seh-mee.

세ㅅ + ㅔ
미ㅁ + 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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