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Hyeon-do현도

Hyeon-do brings together “wise and virtuous” and “the right way.” Like your name, you are someone who walks the right path 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
賢道賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 道 ‘the right way’
賢(어질 현) + 道(길 도)
炫道炫 ‘shining’ + 道 ‘the right way’
炫(밝을 현) + 道(길 도)
賢度賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 度 ‘measure and principle’
賢(어질 현) + 度(법도 도)
炫度炫 ‘shining’ + 度 ‘measure and principle’
炫(밝을 현) + 度(법도 도)
玄道玄 ‘profound’ + 道 ‘the right way’
玄(검을 현) + 道(길 도)
玄度玄 ‘profound’ + 度 ‘measure and principle’
玄(검을 현) + 度(법도 도)

Who it's given to

Hyeon-do is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Hyeon-do. Say it like hyun-doh.

현ㅎ + ㅕ + ㄴ
도ㄷ + ㅗ

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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