Sihyuk 시혁

Sihyuk is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 시혁. 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 708 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Sihyuk, Si-hyuk. They are all 시혁.

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.

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

Hanja used for Sihyuk

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.

시59 characters can be used

  • 是this, right이 시/옳을 시
  • 時time때 시
  • 施bestow, grant베풀 시
  • 始beginning, first비로소 시
  • 詩poem시 시
  • 示show, display보일 시
  • 視see, look볼 시
  • 市market저자 시

혁12 characters can be used

  • 赫shine빛날 혁
  • 革leather가죽 혁
  • 奕big클 혁
  • 爀flame, light불빛 혁
  • 嚇angry성낼 혁
  • 焱flame불꽃 혁
  • 焃shine빛날 혁
  • 鬩quarrel다툴 혁

Names sharing a syllable

Sihyuk 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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