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
Examples
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Hye:
譿

Jin:
Revised RomanizationHye-jin
McCune–ReischauerHyejin

People

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People with this name include:

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-09.