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Hyeon-jung현중

Hyeon-jung brings together “wise and virtuous” and “center.” Like your name, you are someone who is wise and good, and who stays balanced and centered.

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
賢中賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 中 ‘center’
賢(어질 현) + 中(가운데 중)
炫中炫 ‘shining’ + 中 ‘center’
炫(밝을 현) + 中(가운데 중)
玄中玄 ‘profound’ + 中 ‘center’
玄(검을 현) + 中(가운데 중)

Who it's given to

Hyeon-jung is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Hyeon-jung. Say it like hyun-joong.

현ㅎ + ㅕ + ㄴ
중ㅈ + ㅜ + ㅇ

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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