Taeseong 태성

Taeseong is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 태성. 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 725 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Taeseong, Tae-seong. They are all 태성.

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.

  • 태 (starts with ㅌ)→Firebrightness, passion, visibility
  • 성 (starts with ㅅ)→Metalclarity, resolve, refinement

Hanja used for Taeseong

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.

태25 characters can be used

  • 泰big클 태
  • 太big클 태
  • 兌exchange, joy바꿀 태/기쁠 태
  • 汰sift일 태
  • 台star, typhoon별 태/태풍 태
  • 脫rejoice기뻐할 태
  • 態appearance모습 태
  • 殆almost, dangerous거의 태/위태할 태

성29 characters can be used

  • 成accomplish이룰 성
  • 性nature, character성품 성
  • 聖sage성인 성
  • 星star별 성
  • 姓surname성씨 성
  • 城rampart재 성
  • 省examine살필 성
  • 誠sincerity정성 성

Names sharing a syllable

Taeseong 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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