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Hyeon-gyu현규
Hyeon-gyu brings together “wise and virtuous” and “a bright star.” Like your name, you are someone who shines like a bright star 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 |
|---|---|
| 賢奎 | 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’ 賢(어질 현) + 奎(별 규) |
| 炫奎 | 炫 ‘shining’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’ 炫(밝을 현) + 奎(별 규) |
| 賢圭 | 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’ 賢(어질 현) + 圭(서옥 규) |
| 炫圭 | 炫 ‘shining’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’ 炫(밝을 현) + 圭(서옥 규) |
| 玄奎 | 玄 ‘profound’ + 奎 ‘a bright star’ 玄(검을 현) + 奎(별 규) |
| 玄圭 | 玄 ‘profound’ + 圭 ‘jade tablet’ 玄(검을 현) + 圭(서옥 규) |
- Wisdom
- Light
Who it's given to
Hyeon-gyu is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Hyeon-gyu. Say it like hyun-gyoo.
현ㅎ + ㅕ + ㄴ
규ㄱ + ㅠ
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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