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Ji-yeon지연
Ji-yeon brings together “wisdom” and “graceful.” Like your name, you are someone who grows in wisdom and moves through life with grace.
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 |
|---|---|
| 智娟 | 智 ‘wisdom’ + 娟 ‘graceful’ 智(슬기 지) + 娟(예쁠 연) |
| 智姸 | 智 ‘wisdom’ + 姸 ‘lovely’ 智(슬기 지) + 姸(고울 연) |
| 志娟 | 志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 娟 ‘graceful’ 志(뜻 지) + 娟(예쁠 연) |
| 志姸 | 志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 姸 ‘lovely’ 志(뜻 지) + 姸(고울 연) |
| 智延 | 智 ‘wisdom’ + 延 ‘to extend’ 智(슬기 지) + 延(늘일 연) |
| 志延 | 志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 延 ‘to extend’ 志(뜻 지) + 延(늘일 연) |
- Wisdom
- Kindness
- Beauty
Who it's given to
Ji-yeon is mostly a girl's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Ji-yeon. Say it like jee-yun.
지ㅈ + ㅣ
연ㅇ + 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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