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Ju-hyeon주현

Ju-hyeon brings together “all-around” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who is thoughtful in every way 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
周賢周 ‘all-around’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
周(두루 주) + 賢(어질 현)
周炫周 ‘all-around’ + 炫 ‘shining’
周(두루 주) + 炫(밝을 현)
周玄周 ‘all-around’ + 玄 ‘profound’
周(두루 주) + 玄(검을 현)
柱賢柱 ‘pillar’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
柱(기둥 주) + 賢(어질 현)
柱炫柱 ‘pillar’ + 炫 ‘shining’
柱(기둥 주) + 炫(밝을 현)
宙賢宙 ‘universe’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
宙(집 주) + 賢(어질 현)

Who it's given to

Ju-hyeon is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ju-hyeon. Say it like joo-hyun.

주ㅈ + ㅜ
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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