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Hyo-seon효선
Hyo-seon brings together “filial devotion” and “good and kind.” Like your name, you are someone who cherishes your family and 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 |
|---|---|
| 孝善 | 孝 ‘filial devotion’ + 善 ‘good and kind’ 孝(효도 효) + 善(착할 선) |
| 孝仙 | 孝 ‘filial devotion’ + 仙 ‘immortal; fairy’ 孝(효도 효) + 仙(신선 선) |
| 孝宣 | 孝 ‘filial devotion’ + 宣 ‘to proclaim’ 孝(효도 효) + 宣(베풀 선) |
| 曉善 | 曉 ‘dawn’ + 善 ‘good and kind’ 曉(새벽 효) + 善(착할 선) |
| 曉仙 | 曉 ‘dawn’ + 仙 ‘immortal; fairy’ 曉(새벽 효) + 仙(신선 선) |
| 曉宣 | 曉 ‘dawn’ + 宣 ‘to proclaim’ 曉(새벽 효) + 宣(베풀 선) |
- Kindness
Who it's given to
Hyo-seon is mostly a girl's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Hyo-seon. Say it like hyoh-sun.
효ㅎ + ㅛ
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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