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Hyeon-seon현선
Hyeon-seon brings together “wise and virtuous” and “good and kind.” Like your name, you are someone who is wise and good, and who keeps a kind and good heart.
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 |
|---|---|
| 賢善 | 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 善 ‘good and kind’ 賢(어질 현) + 善(착할 선) |
| 炫善 | 炫 ‘shining’ + 善 ‘good and kind’ 炫(밝을 현) + 善(착할 선) |
| 賢仙 | 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 仙 ‘immortal; fairy’ 賢(어질 현) + 仙(신선 선) |
| 賢宣 | 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 宣 ‘to proclaim’ 賢(어질 현) + 宣(베풀 선) |
| 炫仙 | 炫 ‘shining’ + 仙 ‘immortal; fairy’ 炫(밝을 현) + 仙(신선 선) |
| 炫宣 | 炫 ‘shining’ + 宣 ‘to proclaim’ 炫(밝을 현) + 宣(베풀 선) |
- Wisdom
- Kindness
Who it's given to
Hyeon-seon is mostly a girl's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Hyeon-seon. Say it like hyun-sun.
현ㅎ + ㅕ + ㄴ
선ㅅ + ㅓ + 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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