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Byeong-hyeon병현

Byeong-hyeon brings together “bright” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who shines brightly and is wise and good.

Meaning and hanja

Korean names are usually written with Chinese characters (hanja) chosen for their meaning, so one name can be spelled several ways. Common spellings:

HanjaMeaning
炳賢炳 ‘bright’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
炳(밝을 병) + 賢(어질 현)
炳炫炳 ‘bright’ + 炫 ‘shining’
炳(밝을 병) + 炫(밝을 현)
炳玄炳 ‘bright’ + 玄 ‘profound’
炳(밝을 병) + 玄(검을 현)
秉賢秉 ‘to hold firmly’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
秉(잡을 병) + 賢(어질 현)
秉炫秉 ‘to hold firmly’ + 炫 ‘shining’
秉(잡을 병) + 炫(밝을 현)
秉玄秉 ‘to hold firmly’ + 玄 ‘profound’
秉(잡을 병) + 玄(검을 현)

Who it's given to

Byeong-hyeon is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Byeong-hyeon. Say it like byung-hyun.

병ㅂ + ㅕ + ㅇ
현ㅎ + ㅕ + ㄴ

Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.

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