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Se-yun세윤

Se-yun brings together “the world” and “rich and lustrous.” Like your name, you are someone who makes your mark on the world and lives a rich and glowing 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
世潤世 ‘the world’ + 潤 ‘rich and lustrous’
世(인간 세) + 潤(윤택할 윤)
世允世 ‘the world’ + 允 ‘sincere’
世(인간 세) + 允(진실로 윤)
世胤世 ‘the world’ + 胤 ‘heir; descendant’
世(인간 세) + 胤(자손 윤)

Who it's given to

Se-yun is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Se-yun. Say it like seh-yoon.

세ㅅ + ㅔ
윤ㅇ + ㅠ + 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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