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Tae-min태민

Tae-min brings together “great and peaceful” and “quick-witted.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a great and peaceful life, and who 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
泰敏泰 ‘great and peaceful’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
泰(클 태) + 敏(민첩할 민)
泰珉泰 ‘great and peaceful’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
泰(클 태) + 珉(옥돌 민)
泰旻泰 ‘great and peaceful’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’
泰(클 태) + 旻(하늘 민)
太敏太 ‘great’ + 敏 ‘quick-witted’
太(클 태) + 敏(민첩할 민)
太珉太 ‘great’ + 珉 ‘stone like jade’
太(클 태) + 珉(옥돌 민)
太旻太 ‘great’ + 旻 ‘autumn sky’
太(클 태) + 旻(하늘 민)

Who it's given to

Tae-min is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Tae-min. Say it like teh-meen.

태ㅌ + ㅐ
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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