Chae-won is a

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

n unisex given name, predominantly feminine. Its meaning differs based on the

hanja Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. () ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 18 hanja with the reading "''chae''" and 47 hanja with the reading "'' won''" on the

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. ''Chae-won'' was the seventh-most-popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 2013.

list of the most popular given names in South Korea This is a list of the most popular given names in South Korea, by birth year and gender for various years in which data is available. Aside from newborns being given newly popular names, many adults change their names as well, some in order to cas ...

People

People with this name include: * Lee Chae-won (born 1981), South Korean cross-country skier *

Moon Chae-won Moon Chae-won (; born November 13, 1986) is a South Korean actress. Moon first attracted attention in her supporting role as a gisaeng in ''Painter of the Wind'' (2008). She then starred in ''Brilliant Legacy'' (2009), one of the top-rated Korean ...

(born 1986), South Korean actress * So Chae-won (born 1997), South Korean archer *

Kim Chaewon Kim Chaewon (; born August 1, 2000) is a South Korean singer. She is the leader of South Korean girl group Le Sserafim and a former member of the girl group Iz*One, having finished tenth in the reality competition series ''Produce 48'' in 2018 ...

(born 2000), South Korean singer

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with this name include: *Min Chae-won, in 2013 South Korean television series ''

A Hundred Year Legacy ''A Hundred Year Legacy'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Eugene and Lee Jung-jin. Revolving around themes of food, love and family, the warm human drama is about a modest Seoul noodle house that's been operated by the same ...

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