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Ivan in Korean
이반
Ivan is written 이반 in Korean, 2 syllable blocks. This is the spelling Koreans use for the English name Ivan.
Letter by letter
이
"i" · letters sit left-right
ㅇ
first · ieungsilent here, it just holds the place
ㅣ
vowel · iee as in see
반
"ban" · letters sit left-right + bottom
ㅂ
first · bieupb as in boy
ㅏ
vowel · aa as in father
ㄴ
final · nieunn
How to write 이반 by hand
Write each block inside its own square. Inside a block, go from top to bottom and left to right: first the starting consonant, then the vowel, then the final consonant underneath if there is one. Horizontal strokes go left to right, vertical strokes top to bottom.