Seunghyun 승현

Seunghyun is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 승현. Like most Korean names it can also be written in hanja, and the characters chosen decide what it means — the same sound can be written 810 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Seunghyun, Seung-hyun. They are all 승현.

Five Elements (Ohaeng)

In Korean naming tradition each syllable carries an element, decided by the consonant it starts with. This is what a name sounds like in terms of energy.

  • 승 (starts with ㅅ)→Metalclarity, resolve, refinement
  • 현 (starts with ㅎ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Seunghyun

These are hanja characters legally registrable for each syllable, with their dictionary meanings. A parent picks one character per syllable, and that combination becomes the written meaning of the name.

승18 characters can be used

  • 勝win이길 승
  • 承succeed이을 승
  • 昇ascend오를 승
  • 丞prime minister, help정승 승/도울 승
  • 乘ride탈 승
  • 繩rope노끈 승
  • 升measure, ascend되 승/오를 승
  • 陞ascend오를 승

현45 characters can be used

  • 賢wise, virtuous어질 현
  • 炫bright밝을 현
  • 鉉pot handle솥귀 현
  • 玄black검을 현
  • 顯appear나타날 현
  • 現appear나타날 현
  • 見see뵈올 현
  • 懸hang달 현

Names sharing a syllable

Seunghyun belongs to someone else. Yours is drawn from your own birth chart — the four pillars of your birth date and hour decide which elements your name should carry.

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