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Hyeon-gi현기
Hyeon-gi brings together “wise and virtuous” and “foundation.” 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 |
|---|---|
| 賢基 | 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 基 ‘foundation’ 賢(어질 현) + 基(터 기) |
| 炫基 | 炫 ‘shining’ + 基 ‘foundation’ 炫(밝을 현) + 基(터 기) |
| 賢起 | 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 起 ‘to rise’ 賢(어질 현) + 起(일어날 기) |
| 賢琪 | 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 琪 ‘fine jade’ 賢(어질 현) + 琪(아름다운 옥 기) |
| 炫起 | 炫 ‘shining’ + 起 ‘to rise’ 炫(밝을 현) + 起(일어날 기) |
| 炫琪 | 炫 ‘shining’ + 琪 ‘fine jade’ 炫(밝을 현) + 琪(아름다운 옥 기) |
- Wisdom
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Hyeon-gi is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Hyeon-gi. Say it like hyun-gee.
현ㅎ + ㅕ + ㄴ
기ㄱ + ㅣ
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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