Ji-hyun, also spelled Ji-hyeon, or Jee-hyun, is

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n unisex given name. The meaning differs based 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 61 hanja with the reading "'' ji''" and 42 hanja with the reading "'' hyun''"대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "현"
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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

n government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Ji-hyun was the ninth-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1990.

People

People with this name include:

Actors and actresses

*Jung Ji-hyun (born 1970), stage name Jung Jae-young, South Korean actor * Jun Ji-hyun (born 1981), South Korean actress and model *Kim Ji-hyun (born 1982), stage name

Lee El Lee El (born Kim Ji-hyun on June 26, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her supporting roles in the film ''Inside Men'' (2015), the television series ''It's Okay, That's Love'', '' Guardian: The Lonely and Great God'' (2016� ...

, South Korean actress *

Min Ji-hyun Min Ji-hyun (born November 6, 1984) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Film Music video Awards and nominations References External links * * * * * 1984 births Living people South Korean television a ...

(born 1984), South Korean actress *

Ahn Ji-hyun Ahn Ji-hyun (, born July 10, 1992) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Film Music video References External links Ahn Ji-hyun at Koom Entertainment * * 1992 births Living people 21st-century South Korean ...

(born 1992), South Korean actress *

Nam Ji-hyun Nam Ji-hyun (; born September 17, 1995) is a South Korean actress who successfully transitioned from being one of the industry's premiere child artists to an acclaimed lead, well-loved for her roles in ''Queen Seondeok (TV series), Queen Seond ...

(born 1995), South Korean actress *

Han Ji-hyun Han Ji-hyun (born March 21, 1996) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for her role in '' The Wind Blows'' (2019). She has gained recognition for her supporting role in '' The Penthouse: War in Life'' (2020–2021) and received ...

(born 1996), South Korean actress

Singers

Kim Ji-hyun (singer) Kim Ji-hyun (Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for th ...

(born 1972), South Korean female singer, member of Roo'ra *

Lee Ji-hyun (actress) Lee Ji-hyun (born October 12, 1983) is a South Korean actress and singer. She debuted in 1998 in the girl band Circle and then joined Jewelry Jewellery ( UK) or jewelry (U.S.) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such ...

(born 1983), South Korean female singer, former member of Jewelry *Lee Ji-hyun (born 1986), stage name

Qri Lee Ji-hyun (; born December 12, 1986),Birthdate
better known by her stage name Qri (), is a South Kore ...

, South Korean female singer and actress, member of T-ara *Kim Ji-hyun (born 1988), stage name G.Soul, American male singer of Korean descent * Son Ji-hyun (born 1990), South Korean singer and actress, former member of 4Minute *Kang Ji-hyun (born 1992), stage name

Soyou Kang Ji-hyun (born February 12, 1992), known professionally as Soyou, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a former member of the South Korean girl group Sistar. Life and career 1992–2010: Early life and career beginnings Soyou ...

, South Korean singer and actress, member of Sistar

Sportspeople

Song Ji-hyun Song Ji-Hyeon (Korean language, Korean: 송지현; born January 23, 1969), also spelled as Song Ji-Hyeon, is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the South Korea women's national handball team ...

(born 1969), South Korean female team handball player *

Kim Ji-hyun (badminton) Kim Ji-hyun (; born 10 September 1974), also known as Jihyun Marr, is a former South Korean badminton player. She participated at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event. Kim who affiliated with the Samsung Electro-Mechani ...

(born 1974), South Korean female badminton player *

Lee Ji-hyun (swimmer, born 1978) Lee Ji-hyun (also ''Lee Ji-hyeon'', ko, 이지현; born June 27, 1978) is a South Korean former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. She won the bronze medal in the medley relay at the 1994 Asian Games, and later represented South Kor ...

, South Korean female swimmer who specialised in the backstroke *

Lee Ji-hyun (swimmer, born 1982) Lee Ji-hyun (also ''Lee Ji-hyeon'', ko, 이 지현; born March 10, 1982) is a South Korean former swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events. She represented her nation South Korea in two editions of the Olympic Games (1996 and 2000) ...

, South Korean female swimmer who specialised in individual medley events *

Jung Ji-hyun Jung Ji-hyun (born March 26, 1983 in Seoul) is a South Korean wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other gra ...

(born 1983), South Korean male wrestler *

Kim Ji-heun Kim Ji-heun (also ''Kim Ji-hyeon'', ko, 김지현; born September 10, 1989) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. He represented his nation South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also claimed a silver medal as ...

(born 1989), South Korean male swimmer *

Sung Ji-hyun Sung Ji-hyun (; born 29 July 1991) is a South Korean badminton player from Seoul. She is an Asian Championship gold medalist, a two-time Summer Universiade gold medalist, and a World Championship bronze medalist. She was also part of South Kore ...

(born 1991), South Korean female badminton player *

Choi Ji-hyun Choi Ji-hyun (born March 9, 1994) is a South Korean short track speed skater. Career Choi won four distances and the overall classification at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the cap ...

(born 1994), South Korean female short track speed skater *

Kim Ji-hyon Kim Ji-hyon (born 11 January 1995) is a South Korean freestyle skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closi ...

(born 1995), South Korean male freestyle skier *

Byun Ji-hyun Byun Ji-hyun (Hangul:변지현) (born March 9, 1999) is a South Korean former competitive figure skater. She is the 2015 Volvo Open Cup bronze medalist. On the junior level, she is the 2014 Ice Challenge silver medalist and the 2011 South Ko ...

(born 1999), South Korean female figure skater

Other

Jee Hyun Kim Jee Hyun Kim is an Australian behavioral neuroscientist whose work focuses on emotional learning and memory during childhood and adolescence. She is an associate professor, principal research fellow, and head of the Molecular Psychiatry Laborator ...

(), Australian female neuroscientist *

Baek Ji-hyun Baek (), also often spelled Paek, Baik, Paik is a Korean family name. In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in South Korea. The word means the color white. Baek (白) "白" has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dynasty an ...

(born 1993), South Korean female model

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with this name include: *Kim Ji-hyun, in 2008 South Korean television series '' East of Eden'' *Kim Jihyun, in 2016 South Korean otome visual novel game ''

Mystic Messenger ''Mystic Messenger'' (, lit. "Mysterious Messenger") is a South Korean otome game developed by Cheritz. It was released on July 8, 2016 for Android and August 18, 2016 for iOS. The game is described as a "storytelling messenger game" and is av ...

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