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Seung-min승민

Seung-min brings together “to carry on” and “quick-witted.” Like your name, you are someone who carries good things forward and 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:

HanjaMeaning
承敏承 ‘to carry on’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
承(이을 승) + 敏(민첩할 민)
承珉承 ‘to carry on’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
承(이을 승) + 珉(옥돌 민)
昇敏昇 ‘to rise’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
昇(오를 승) + 敏(민첩할 민)
昇珉昇 ‘to rise’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
昇(오를 승) + 珉(옥돌 민)
承旻承 ‘to carry on’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’
承(이을 승) + 旻(하늘 민)
昇旻昇 ‘to rise’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’
昇(오를 승) + 旻(하늘 민)

Who it's given to

Seung-min is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seung-min. Say it like seung-meen.

승ㅅ + ㅡ + ㅇ
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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