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Si-yeon시연

Si-yeon brings together “the right moment” and “graceful.” Like your name, you are someone who always arrives at the right moment 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
時娟時 ‘the right moment; time’ + 娟 ‘graceful’
時(때 시) + 娟(예쁠 연)
時姸時 ‘the right moment; time’ + 姸 ‘lovely’
時(때 시) + 姸(고울 연)
時延時 ‘the right moment; time’ + 延 ‘to extend’
時(때 시) + 延(늘일 연)
詩娟詩 ‘poetry’ + 娟 ‘graceful’
詩(시 시) + 娟(예쁠 연)
詩姸詩 ‘poetry’ + 姸 ‘lovely’
詩(시 시) + 姸(고울 연)
始娟始 ‘beginning’ + 娟 ‘graceful’
始(비로소 시) + 娟(예쁠 연)

Who it's given to

Si-yeon is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Si-yeon. Say it like see-yun.

시ㅅ + ㅣ
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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