Gender Feminine Usage Korean Scripts 채원(Korean Hangul) 采原, 采元, 彩原, 彩媛, etc.(Korean Hanja) Pronounced Pron. CHEH-WUN Meaning & History From Sino-Korean 采 (chae) meaning "collect, gather, pluck" or 彩 (chae) meaning "colour" combined with 原 (won) meaning "source, origin, beginning". Other hanja combinations can also form this name.