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Gi-hyeon기현
Gi-hyeon brings together “foundation” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who builds on solid ground 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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 基賢 | 基 ‘foundation’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ 基(터 기) + 賢(어질 현) |
| 基炫 | 基 ‘foundation’ + 炫 ‘shining’ 基(터 기) + 炫(밝을 현) |
| 基玄 | 基 ‘foundation’ + 玄 ‘profound’ 基(터 기) + 玄(검을 현) |
| 起賢 | 起 ‘to rise’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ 起(일어날 기) + 賢(어질 현) |
| 起炫 | 起 ‘to rise’ + 炫 ‘shining’ 起(일어날 기) + 炫(밝을 현) |
| 琪賢 | 琪 ‘fine jade’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ 琪(아름다운 옥 기) + 賢(어질 현) |
- Ambition
- Wisdom
Who it's given to
Gi-hyeon is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Gi-hyeon. Say it like gee-hyun.
기ㄱ + ㅣ
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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