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Hyo-ri효리

Hyo-ri brings together “filial devotion” and “jasmine.” Like your name, you are someone who cherishes your family and is as sweet as jasmine.

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
孝莉孝 ‘filial devotion’ + 莉 ‘jasmine’
孝(효도 효) + 莉(말리 리)
孝利孝 ‘filial devotion’ + 利 ‘benefit’
孝(효도 효) + 利(이로울 리)
孝理孝 ‘filial devotion’ + 理 ‘reason and order’
孝(효도 효) + 理(다스릴 리)
曉莉曉 ‘dawn’ + 莉 ‘jasmine’
曉(새벽 효) + 莉(말리 리)
曉利曉 ‘dawn’ + 利 ‘benefit’
曉(새벽 효) + 利(이로울 리)
曉理曉 ‘dawn’ + 理 ‘reason and order’
曉(새벽 효) + 理(다스릴 리)

Who it's given to

Hyo-ri is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Hyo-ri. Say it like hyoh-ree.

효ㅎ + ㅛ
리ㄹ + ㅣ

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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