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Seul-chan슬찬

Seul-chan brings together “zither” and “to praise.” Like your name, you are someone who lives in harmony like music 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
瑟讚瑟 ‘zither’ + 讚 ‘to praise’
瑟(큰 거문고 슬) + 讚(기릴 찬)
瑟燦瑟 ‘zither’ + 燦 ‘brilliant’
瑟(큰 거문고 슬) + 燦(빛날 찬)
瑟贊瑟 ‘zither’ + 贊 ‘to support’
瑟(큰 거문고 슬) + 贊(도울 찬)

Who it's given to

Seul-chan is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seul-chan. Say it like seul-chan.

슬ㅅ + ㅡ + ㄹ
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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