Hyun-tae, also spelled Hyeon-tae, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "
hyun" and 20 hanja with the reading "
tae" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Kim Hyun-tae (born 1961), South Korean football coach and former player
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Choi Hyun-tae (born 1987), South Korean football player
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Kim Hyeon-tae (born 1990), South Korean alpine ski racer
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Lee Hyun-tae
Lee may refer to:
Name
Given name
* Lee (given name), a given name in English
Surname
* Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee:
** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname
** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...
, South Korean sport shooter, gold medalist in
Fictional characters with this name include:
*Kim Hyun-tae, in 2000 South Korean film ''
Libera Me''
*Shin Hyun-tae, in 2005 South Korean television series ''
Green Rose
''Green Rose'' () is a 2005 South Korean television series that aired on SBS from 19 March to 29 May 2005 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 22 episodes. Starring Go Soo, Lee Da-hae, Lee Jong-hyuk and Kim Seo-hyung, ''Green Rose'' interwea ...
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*Kim Hyeon-tae, in 2008 South Korean film ''
Eye for an Eye
"An eye for an eye" ( hbo, עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן, ) is a commandment found in the Book of Exodus 21:23–27 expressing the principle of reciprocal justice measure for measure. The principle exists also in Babylonian law.
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*Kang Hyun-tae, in 2009 South Korean television series ''
Triple''
*Park Hyun-tae, in 2013 South Korean television series ''
Pots of Gold
''Pots of Gold'' (; lit. ''I Summon You, Gold!'' or ''Gold, Appear!'') is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Han Ji-hye, Yeon Jung-hoon, Lee Tae-sung, Lee Soo-kyung, Baek Jin-hee, Park Seo-joon and Kim Hyung-jun. It aired on MBC fr ...
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*Hyun-tae, in 2014 South Korean film ''
Confession''
*Kim Hyun-tae, in 2015 South Korean television series ''
Spy
Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangib ...
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*Kim Hyeon-tae, in 2016 South Korean television series ''
Marrying My Daughter Twice
''Marrying My Daughter Twice'' () is a South Korean drama series starring Yang Jin-sung, Seo Ha-joon, Park Soon-chun and Jang Seung-jo. It aired on SBS Monday through Friday at 8:30am for 120 episodes from January 4 to June 17, 2016.
Plot
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See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names