Sunghyun 성현

Sunghyun is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 성현. 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 1,305 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Sunghyun, Seong-hyun. They are all 성현.

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.

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

Hanja used for Sunghyun

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.

성29 characters can be used

  • 成accomplish이룰 성
  • 性nature, character성품 성
  • 聖sage성인 성
  • 星star별 성
  • 姓surname성씨 성
  • 城rampart재 성
  • 省examine살필 성
  • 誠sincerity정성 성

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

Sunghyun 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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