Hee (Korean name)

Hee
Hangul
Hanja 24; see below
Revised Romanization Hui
McCune–Reischauer Hŭi

Hee, also spelled Hui, is a single-syllable Korean feminine given name, as well as an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Hanja

There are 24 hanja with this reading, and five variant forms, on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names:[1]

  1. (바랄 희 baral hui): hope
  2. (기쁠 희 gibbeul hui): enjoy
  3. (드물 희 deumul hui): rare
  4. (놀이 희 nori hui): game
  5. (여자 희 yeoja hui): concubine
  6. (마를 희 mareul hui): dawn
  7. (기쁠 희 gibbeul hui): joy
  8. (나무 이름 희 namu ireum hui): a species of tree
  9. (복 희 bok hui): congratulations
  10. (아름다울 희 areumdaul hui): amuse oneself
  11. (기뻐할 희 gibbeohal hui): enjoy
  12. (빛날 희 binnal hui): glimmer
  13. (복희씨 희 bokhuissi hui): vapour
  14. (불 희 bul hui): fire
  15. (햇빛 희 haetbit hui): sunlight
  16. (비슷할 희 biseuthal hui): resemble
  17. (기쁠 희 gibbeul hui): enjoy
  18. (희생 희 huisaeng hui): sacrifice
  19. (한숨 쉴 희 hansum swil hui): alas
  20. (빛날 희 binnal hui): glorious
  21. (불빛 희 bulbit hui): beam of light
  22. (빛날 희 binnal hui): shine
  23. (감탄할 희 gamtanhal hui): scream
  24. (기쁠 희 gibbeul hui): woman

Single-syllable given name

People with this name include:

In two-syllable given names

In the mid-20th century, various names containing this element were popular for newborn Korean girls, including:[2][3]

Other names containing this element include:

See also

References

  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 53. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  3. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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