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Seon-min선민
Seon-min brings together “good and kind” and “quick-witted.” Like your name, you are someone who keeps a kind and good heart, and who stays quick and bright of mind.
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 |
|---|---|
| 善敏 | 善 ‘good and kind’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’ 善(착할 선) + 敏(민첩할 민) |
| 善珉 | 善 ‘good and kind’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’ 善(착할 선) + 珉(옥돌 민) |
| 善旻 | 善 ‘good and kind’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’ 善(착할 선) + 旻(하늘 민) |
| 宣敏 | 宣 ‘to proclaim’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’ 宣(베풀 선) + 敏(민첩할 민) |
| 宣珉 | 宣 ‘to proclaim’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’ 宣(베풀 선) + 珉(옥돌 민) |
| 宣旻 | 宣 ‘to proclaim’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’ 宣(베풀 선) + 旻(하늘 민) |
- Kindness
- Wisdom
- Light
Who it's given to
Seon-min is given to both girls and boys.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Seon-min. Say it like sun-meen.
선ㅅ + ㅓ + ㄴ
민ㅁ + ㅣ + 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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