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Seung-un승운

Seung-un brings together “to carry on” and “cloud.” Like your name, you are someone who carries good things forward and is free as a cloud.

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
承雲承 ‘to carry on’ + 雲 ‘cloud’
承(이을 승) + 雲(구름 운)
昇雲昇 ‘to rise’ + 雲 ‘cloud’
昇(오를 승) + 雲(구름 운)
勝雲勝 ‘victory’ + 雲 ‘cloud’
勝(이길 승) + 雲(구름 운)
承芸承 ‘to carry on’ + 芸 ‘fragrant herb’
承(이을 승) + 芸(향풀 운)
昇芸昇 ‘to rise’ + 芸 ‘fragrant herb’
昇(오를 승) + 芸(향풀 운)
勝芸勝 ‘victory’ + 芸 ‘fragrant herb’
勝(이길 승) + 芸(향풀 운)

Who it's given to

Seung-un is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seung-un. Say it like seung-oon.

승ㅅ + ㅡ + ㅇ
운ㅇ + ㅜ + 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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