Chanyoung 찬영

Chanyoung is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 찬영. Like most Korean names it can also be written in hanja, and the characters chosen decide what it means — the same sound can be written 2,436 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Chanyoung, Chan-young. They are all 찬영.

Five Elements (Ohaeng)

In Korean naming tradition each syllable carries an element, decided by the consonant it starts with. This is what a name sounds like in terms of energy.

  • 찬 (starts with ㅊ)→Metalclarity, resolve, refinement
  • 영 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Chanyoung

These are hanja characters legally registrable for each syllable, with their dictionary meanings. A parent picks one character per syllable, and that combination becomes the written meaning of the name.

찬28 characters can be used

  • 燦shine빛날 찬
  • 讚praise기릴 찬
  • 贊help도울 찬
  • 餐meal밥 찬
  • 纂gather모을 찬
  • 撰compose지을 찬
  • 粲polished rice정미 찬
  • 饌side dish반찬 찬

영87 characters can be used

  • 永long, recite길 영/읊을 영
  • 榮glory, flower영화 영/꽃 영
  • 英flower petal꽃부리 영
  • 令cause, order하여금 령(영)
  • 映shine비칠 영
  • 營manage경영할 영
  • 寧peaceful, stable편안할 녕(영)
  • 靈spirit신령 령(영)

Names sharing a syllable

Chanyoung belongs to someone else. Yours is drawn from your own birth chart — the four pillars of your birth date and hour decide which elements your name should carry.

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