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Su-chan수찬

Su-chan brings together “outstanding” and “to praise.” Like your name, you are someone who stands out in all you do 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
秀讚秀 ‘outstanding’ + 讚 ‘to praise’
秀(빼어날 수) + 讚(기릴 찬)
秀燦秀 ‘outstanding’ + 燦 ‘brilliant’
秀(빼어날 수) + 燦(빛날 찬)
秀贊秀 ‘outstanding’ + 贊 ‘to support’
秀(빼어날 수) + 贊(도울 찬)
洙讚洙 ‘riverside’ + 讚 ‘to praise’
洙(물가 수) + 讚(기릴 찬)
洙燦洙 ‘riverside’ + 燦 ‘brilliant’
洙(물가 수) + 燦(빛날 찬)
守讚守 ‘to protect’ + 讚 ‘to praise’
守(지킬 수) + 讚(기릴 찬)

Who it's given to

Su-chan is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Su-chan. Say it like soo-chan.

수ㅅ + ㅜ
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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