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Jung-hyeon중현

Jung-hyeon brings together “center” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who stays balanced and centered, and who 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
中賢中 ‘center’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
中(가운데 중) + 賢(어질 현)
中炫中 ‘center’ + 炫 ‘shining’
中(가운데 중) + 炫(밝을 현)
中玄中 ‘center’ + 玄 ‘profound’
中(가운데 중) + 玄(검을 현)

Who it's given to

Jung-hyeon is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Jung-hyeon. Say it like joong-hyun.

중ㅈ + ㅜ + 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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