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Se-hyeon세현
Se-hyeon brings together “the world” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who makes your mark on the world 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 |
|---|---|
| 世賢 | 世 ‘the world’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’ 世(인간 세) + 賢(어질 현) |
| 世炫 | 世 ‘the world’ + 炫 ‘shining’ 世(인간 세) + 炫(밝을 현) |
| 世玄 | 世 ‘the world’ + 玄 ‘profound’ 世(인간 세) + 玄(검을 현) |
- Ambition
- Wisdom
Who it's given to
Se-hyeon is given to both girls and boys.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Se-hyeon. Say it like seh-hyun.
세ㅅ + ㅔ
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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