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Gang-hyeon강현

Gang-hyeon brings together “healthy and at ease” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who stays healthy and at ease, 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
康賢康 ‘healthy and at ease’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
康(편안 강) + 賢(어질 현)
康炫康 ‘healthy and at ease’ + 炫 ‘shining’
康(편안 강) + 炫(밝을 현)
康玄康 ‘healthy and at ease’ + 玄 ‘profound’
康(편안 강) + 玄(검을 현)
剛賢剛 ‘firm and strong’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
剛(굳셀 강) + 賢(어질 현)
剛炫剛 ‘firm and strong’ + 炫 ‘shining’
剛(굳셀 강) + 炫(밝을 현)
剛玄剛 ‘firm and strong’ + 玄 ‘profound’
剛(굳셀 강) + 玄(검을 현)

Who it's given to

Gang-hyeon is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Gang-hyeon. Say it like gang-hyun.

강ㄱ + 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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