Hye-jin (/he̞t͡ɕin/ or /çje̞t͡ɕin/) is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 16 hanja with the reading "hye" and 47 hanja with the reading "jin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are listed in the table at right.[1] It was the second-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1980, falling to fifth by 1990.[2]
| Hye-jin | |
| Hangul | 혜진 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Hye-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyejin |
People
editPeople with this name include:
Entertainers
edit- Jang Hye-jin (singer) (born 1965), South Korean singer
- Shim Hye-jin (born Shim Sang-gun, 1967), South Korean actress
- Jang Hye-jin (actress) (born 1975), South Korean actress
- Kim Hye-jin (actress) (born 1975), South Korean actress
- Jeon Hye-jin (actress, born 1976), South Korean actress
- Han Hye-jin (actress) (born 1981), South Korean actress
- Han Hye-jin (model) (born 1983), South Korean model
- Jeon Hye-jin (actress, born 1988), South Korean actress
- Hwasa (born Ahn Hye-jin, 1995), South Korean singer, member of girl group Mamamoo
Sportspeople
edit- Cho Hey-jin (born 1973), South Korean basketball player
- Lee Hye-jin (sport shooter) (born 1985), South Korean sport shooter
- Chang Hye-jin (born 1987), South Korean archer
- Choi Hye-jin (born 1991), South Korean golfer
- Lee Hye-jin (born 1991), South Korean track cyclist
- Kim Hye-jin (swimmer) (born 1994), South Korean swimmer
- Cho Hye-jin (field hockey) (born 1995), South Korean field hockey player
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 인명용 한자표 [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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