Sein 세인

Sein is a Korean given name, most often given to girls. In hangul it is written 세인. 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 1,296 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Sein, Se-in. They are all 세인.

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.

  • 세 (starts with ㅅ)→Metalclarity, resolve, refinement
  • 인 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Sein

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.

세18 characters can be used

  • 世human world, generation인간 세/대 세
  • 歲year해 세
  • 勢situation, power형세 세
  • 說persuade달랠 세
  • 洗wash씻을 세
  • 細fine, thin가늘 세
  • 彗
  • 稅tax세금 세

인72 characters can be used

  • 潾clear, pure맑을 린(인)
  • 麟qilin기린 린(인)
  • 燐will-o'-the-wisp도깨비불 린(인)
  • 人person사람 인
  • 仁wise, virtuous어질 인
  • 忍endure, forbear참을 인
  • 印seal, stamp도장 인
  • 因depend on, caused by인할 인

Names sharing a syllable

Sein 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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