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Ui-hyeon의현

Ui-hyeon brings together “righteousness” and “wise and virtuous.” Like your name, you are someone who does what is right 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
義賢義 ‘righteousness’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
義(옳을 의) + 賢(어질 현)
義炫義 ‘righteousness’ + 炫 ‘shining’
義(옳을 의) + 炫(밝을 현)
義玄義 ‘righteousness’ + 玄 ‘profound’
義(옳을 의) + 玄(검을 현)
宜賢宜 ‘harmonious; fitting’ + 賢 ‘wise and virtuous’
宜(마땅할 의) + 賢(어질 현)
宜炫宜 ‘harmonious; fitting’ + 炫 ‘shining’
宜(마땅할 의) + 炫(밝을 현)
宜玄宜 ‘harmonious; fitting’ + 玄 ‘profound’
宜(마땅할 의) + 玄(검을 현)

Who it's given to

Ui-hyeon is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ui-hyeon. Say it like eui-hyun.

의ㅇ + ㅢ
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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