Yeon-hee, also spelled Yun-hee or Yon-hui, is a Korean feminine given name. Its 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 31 hanja with the reading "
yeon" and 24 hanja with the reading "
hee Hee or HEE may refer to:
Organizations
* Health Education England
Places
* Hee, Denmark, a village located in the Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
* Hee, Netherlands, a small village in the island of Terschelling, Netherlands
* ''HEE'', the IATA c ...
" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
People with this name include:
*Maria Yi Yonhui, one of the Joseon Dynasty Roman Catholic
Korean Martyrs
*
Cha Yun-hee (born 1986), South Korean football player
*
Lee Yeon-hee
Lee Yeon-hee (born January 9, 1988) is a South Korean actress. She is most known for her work in the television series '' East of Eden'' (2008), ''Phantom'' (2012), ''Miss Korea'' (2013), '' The Package'' (2017); and in the films ''A Millionair ...
(born 1988), South Korean actress
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Jong Yon-hui (born 1989), North Korean synchronised swimmer
See also
*
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 ...
References
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Korean feminine given names
Feminine given names