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Hyeon-su현수

Hyeon-su brings together “wise and virtuous” and “outstanding.” Like your name, you are someone who stands out in all you do 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
賢秀賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
賢(어질 현) + 秀(빼어날 수)
炫秀炫 ‘shining’ + 秀 ‘outstanding’
炫(밝을 현) + 秀(빼어날 수)
賢洙賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 洙 ‘riverside’
賢(어질 현) + 洙(물가 수)
賢守賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ + 守 ‘to protect’
賢(어질 현) + 守(지킬 수)
炫洙炫 ‘shining’ + 洙 ‘riverside’
炫(밝을 현) + 洙(물가 수)
炫守炫 ‘shining’ + 守 ‘to protect’
炫(밝을 현) + 守(지킬 수)

Who it's given to

Hyeon-su is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Hyeon-su. Say it like hyun-soo.

현ㅎ + ㅕ + ㄴ
수ㅅ + ㅜ

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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