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Hyeon-geun현근
Hyeon-geun brings together “wise and virtuous” and “root.” Like your name, you are someone who is wise and good, and who stays rooted and strong.
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 |
|---|---|
| 賢根 | 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 根 ‘root’ 賢(어질 현) + 根(뿌리 근) |
| 賢瑾 | 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 瑾 ‘beautiful jade’ 賢(어질 현) + 瑾(아름다운 옥 근) |
| 炫根 | 炫 ‘shining’ + 根 ‘root’ 炫(밝을 현) + 根(뿌리 근) |
| 炫瑾 | 炫 ‘shining’ + 瑾 ‘beautiful jade’ 炫(밝을 현) + 瑾(아름다운 옥 근) |
| 玄根 | 玄 ‘profound’ + 根 ‘root’ 玄(검을 현) + 根(뿌리 근) |
| 玄瑾 | 玄 ‘profound’ + 瑾 ‘beautiful jade’ 玄(검을 현) + 瑾(아름다운 옥 근) |
- Wisdom
- Strength
Who it's given to
Hyeon-geun is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Hyeon-geun. Say it like hyun-geun.
현ㅎ + ㅕ + ㄴ
근ㄱ + ㅡ + 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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