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Ga-hyeon가현

Ga-hyeon brings together “beautiful” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who finds beauty in every day 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
佳賢佳 ‘beautiful’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
佳(아름다울 가) + 賢(어질 현)
佳炫佳 ‘beautiful’ + 炫 ‘shining’
佳(아름다울 가) + 炫(밝을 현)
佳玄佳 ‘beautiful’ + 玄 ‘profound’
佳(아름다울 가) + 玄(검을 현)
嘉賢嘉 ‘fine and praiseworthy’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
嘉(아름다울 가) + 賢(어질 현)
嘉炫嘉 ‘fine and praiseworthy’ + 炫 ‘shining’
嘉(아름다울 가) + 炫(밝을 현)
嘉玄嘉 ‘fine and praiseworthy’ + 玄 ‘profound’
嘉(아름다울 가) + 玄(검을 현)

Who it's given to

Ga-hyeon is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ga-hyeon. Say it like gah-hyun.

가ㄱ + ㅏ
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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