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Mi-hyeon미현

Mi-hyeon brings together “beautiful” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who is beautiful inside and out, 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
美賢美 ‘beautiful’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
美(아름다울 미) + 賢(어질 현)
美炫美 ‘beautiful’ + 炫 ‘shining’
美(아름다울 미) + 炫(밝을 현)
美玄美 ‘beautiful’ + 玄 ‘profound’
美(아름다울 미) + 玄(검을 현)
媄賢媄 ‘lovely’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
媄(빛 고울 미) + 賢(어질 현)
媄炫媄 ‘lovely’ + 炫 ‘shining’
媄(빛 고울 미) + 炫(밝을 현)
媄玄媄 ‘lovely’ + 玄 ‘profound’
媄(빛 고울 미) + 玄(검을 현)

Who it's given to

Mi-hyeon is mostly a girl's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Mi-hyeon. Say it like mee-hyun.

미ㅁ + ㅣ
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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