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Hyo-eun효은

Hyo-eun brings together “filial devotion” and “grace.” Like your name, you are someone who cherishes your family and is full of grace and kindness.

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
孝恩孝 ‘filial devotion’ + 恩 ‘grace; kindness’
孝(효도 효) + 恩(은혜 은)
孝銀孝 ‘filial devotion’ + 銀 ‘silver’
孝(효도 효) + 銀(은 은)
孝殷孝 ‘filial devotion’ + 殷 ‘thriving’
孝(효도 효) + 殷(성할 은)
曉恩曉 ‘dawn’ + 恩 ‘grace; kindness’
曉(새벽 효) + 恩(은혜 은)
曉銀曉 ‘dawn’ + 銀 ‘silver’
曉(새벽 효) + 銀(은 은)
曉殷曉 ‘dawn’ + 殷 ‘thriving’
曉(새벽 효) + 殷(성할 은)

Who it's given to

Hyo-eun is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Hyo-eun. Say it like hyoh-eun.

효ㅎ + ㅛ
은ㅇ + ㅡ + 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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