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Je-hyeon제현

Je-hyeon brings together “to help across” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who helps others across hard times 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
濟賢濟 ‘to help across; to aid’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
濟(건널 제) + 賢(어질 현)
濟炫濟 ‘to help across; to aid’ + 炫 ‘shining’
濟(건널 제) + 炫(밝을 현)
濟玄濟 ‘to help across; to aid’ + 玄 ‘profound’
濟(건널 제) + 玄(검을 현)
悌賢悌 ‘brotherly respect’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
悌(공손할 제) + 賢(어질 현)
悌炫悌 ‘brotherly respect’ + 炫 ‘shining’
悌(공손할 제) + 炫(밝을 현)
悌玄悌 ‘brotherly respect’ + 玄 ‘profound’
悌(공손할 제) + 玄(검을 현)

Who it's given to

Je-hyeon is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Je-hyeon. Say it like jeh-hyun.

제ㅈ + ㅔ
현ㅎ + ㅕ + 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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