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Jong-hyeon종현
Jong-hyeon brings together “bell” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who rings out clear like a bell 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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 鍾賢 | 鍾 ‘bell’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ 鍾(쇠북 종) + 賢(어질 현) |
| 鍾炫 | 鍾 ‘bell’ + 炫 ‘shining’ 鍾(쇠북 종) + 炫(밝을 현) |
| 鍾玄 | 鍾 ‘bell’ + 玄 ‘profound’ 鍾(쇠북 종) + 玄(검을 현) |
| 宗賢 | 宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ 宗(마루 종) + 賢(어질 현) |
| 宗炫 | 宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 炫 ‘shining’ 宗(마루 종) + 炫(밝을 현) |
| 宗玄 | 宗 ‘ancestral root’ + 玄 ‘profound’ 宗(마루 종) + 玄(검을 현) |
- Harmony
- Honesty
- Wisdom
Who it's given to
Jong-hyeon is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Jong-hyeon. Say it like jong-hyun.
종ㅈ + ㅗ + ㅇ
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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