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Chang-hyeon창현

Chang-hyeon brings together “to prosper” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who prospers and flourishes, and who 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
昌賢昌 ‘to prosper’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
昌(창성할 창) + 賢(어질 현)
昌炫昌 ‘to prosper’ + 炫 ‘shining’
昌(창성할 창) + 炫(밝을 현)
昌玄昌 ‘to prosper’ + 玄 ‘profound’
昌(창성할 창) + 玄(검을 현)
彰賢彰 ‘to shine forth’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
彰(드러날 창) + 賢(어질 현)
彰炫彰 ‘to shine forth’ + 炫 ‘shining’
彰(드러날 창) + 炫(밝을 현)
彰玄彰 ‘to shine forth’ + 玄 ‘profound’
彰(드러날 창) + 玄(검을 현)

Who it's given to

Chang-hyeon is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Chang-hyeon. Say it like chang-hyun.

창ㅊ + ㅏ + 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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