Chae-yeon also spelled Chae-yun or Chae-yon is a
Korean
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People and culture
* Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula
* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
* Korean language
**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
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feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "
chae
Chae, also spelled Chai, is a Korean family name and an element in some Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Family name Overview
The 2000 South Korean Census found 119,251 people with the family name Chae ...
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and 56 hanja with the reading "
yeon
Yeon or less commonly Youn (연) is a Korean surname. The name may correspond to the Chinese surnames Yan (燕, 延) or Lian (連). The hanja 延 is much more common than 燕 and 連. Yeon may also refer to the extinct surname (淵).
Origin
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대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "연"
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South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People
People with this name include:
* Kim Chae-yeon (actress)
Kim Chae-yeon (born September 12, 1977) is a South Korean actress. Kim was cast in the lead role in ''RNA'' (2000), ''Reservation for Love'' (2002) and ''Hello! Balbari'' (2003).
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(born 1977), South Korean actress
* Lee Chae-yeon (singer, born 1978)
Chae-yeon Lee ( ko, 이채연; born Lee Jin-Sook ( ko, 이진숙, Hanja: 李珍淑); December 10, 1978), best-known mononymously as Chae Yeon, is a Korean pop singer who rose to fame with her hit single "Two of Us" ( ko, 둘이서) in 2004.
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, South Korean singer
* Suhr Chae-yeon (born 1996), South Korean figure skater
* Jung Chae-yeon
Jung Chae-yeon (; born December 1, 1997), known mononymously as Chaeyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She was known as a member of the girl group DIA and also a member of project girl group I.O.I after finishing 7th in the survival ...
(born 1997), South Korean singer, former member of DIA and I.O.I
* Lee Chae-yeon
Chae-yeon Lee ( ko, 이채연; born Lee Jin-Sook ( ko, 이진숙, Hanja: 李珍淑); December 10, 1978), best-known mononymously as Chae Yeon, is a Korean pop singer who rose to fame with her hit single "Two of Us" ( ko, 둘이서) in 2004.
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(born 2000), South Korean singer, former member of Iz*One
* Kim Chae-yeon (born 2004), South Korean singer and actress, member of TripleS
* Kim Chae-yeon (born 2006), South Korean figure skater
Fictional characters
Fictional characters with this name include:
* Gyo Chae-yeon from 2014 TV series ''Birth of a Beauty
''Birth of a Beauty'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Joo Sang-wook, Han Ye-seul, Jung Gyu-woon and Wang Ji-hye. It aired on SBS from November 1, 2014 to January 11, 2015 for 21 episodes.
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See also
*List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
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Korean feminine given names