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Hyeon-seo현서

Hyeon-seo brings together “wise and virtuous” and “auspicious omen.” Like your name, you are someone who is followed by good fortune 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
賢瑞賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 瑞 ‘auspicious omen’
賢(어질 현) + 瑞(상서 서)
炫瑞炫 ‘shining’ + 瑞 ‘auspicious omen’
炫(밝을 현) + 瑞(상서 서)
賢序賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 序 ‘order’
賢(어질 현) + 序(차례 서)
賢書賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 書 ‘writing; books’
賢(어질 현) + 書(글 서)
炫序炫 ‘shining’ + 序 ‘order’
炫(밝을 현) + 序(차례 서)
炫書炫 ‘shining’ + 書 ‘writing; books’
炫(밝을 현) + 書(글 서)

Who it's given to

Hyeon-seo is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Hyeon-seo. Say it like hyun-suh.

현ㅎ + ㅕ + ㄴ
서ㅅ + ㅓ

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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