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Seo-chan서찬

Seo-chan brings together “auspicious omen” and “to praise.” Like your name, you are someone who is followed by good fortune and is praised and admired.

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
瑞讚瑞 ‘auspicious omen’ + 讚 ‘to praise’
瑞(상서 서) + 讚(기릴 찬)
瑞燦瑞 ‘auspicious omen’ + 燦 ‘brilliant’
瑞(상서 서) + 燦(빛날 찬)
瑞贊瑞 ‘auspicious omen’ + 贊 ‘to support’
瑞(상서 서) + 贊(도울 찬)
序讚序 ‘order’ + 讚 ‘to praise’
序(차례 서) + 讚(기릴 찬)
序燦序 ‘order’ + 燦 ‘brilliant’
序(차례 서) + 燦(빛날 찬)
書讚書 ‘writing; books’ + 讚 ‘to praise’
書(글 서) + 讚(기릴 찬)

Who it's given to

Seo-chan is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seo-chan. Say it like suh-chan.

서ㅅ + ㅓ
찬ㅊ + ㅏ + 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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