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Seung-yeon승연

Seung-yeon brings together “to carry on” and “graceful.” Like your name, you are someone who carries good things forward and moves through life with grace.

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
承娟承 ‘to carry on’ + 娟 ‘graceful’
承(이을 승) + 娟(예쁠 연)
承姸承 ‘to carry on’ + 姸 ‘lovely’
承(이을 승) + 姸(고울 연)
昇娟昇 ‘to rise’ + 娟 ‘graceful’
昇(오를 승) + 娟(예쁠 연)
昇姸昇 ‘to rise’ + 姸 ‘lovely’
昇(오를 승) + 姸(고울 연)
承延承 ‘to carry on’ + 延 ‘to extend’
承(이을 승) + 延(늘일 연)
昇延昇 ‘to rise’ + 延 ‘to extend’
昇(오를 승) + 延(늘일 연)

Who it's given to

Seung-yeon is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Seung-yeon. Say it like seung-yun.

승ㅅ + ㅡ + ㅇ
연ㅇ + ㅕ + 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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