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Su-hyeon수현

Su-hyeon brings together “outstanding” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who stands out in all you do 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
秀賢秀 ‘outstanding’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
秀(빼어날 수) + 賢(어질 현)
秀炫秀 ‘outstanding’ + 炫 ‘shining’
秀(빼어날 수) + 炫(밝을 현)
秀玄秀 ‘outstanding’ + 玄 ‘profound’
秀(빼어날 수) + 玄(검을 현)
洙賢洙 ‘riverside’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
洙(물가 수) + 賢(어질 현)
洙炫洙 ‘riverside’ + 炫 ‘shining’
洙(물가 수) + 炫(밝을 현)
守賢守 ‘to protect’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
守(지킬 수) + 賢(어질 현)

Who it's given to

Su-hyeon is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Su-hyeon. Say it like soo-hyun.

수ㅅ + 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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