Hee (Korean name) explained

Hangul:	희
Hanja:	,,,,, and others
Mr:	Hŭi
Rr:	Hui
Koreanipa:	[hi]

Hee, also spelled Hui, is a single-syllable Korean feminine given name, as well as an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.

Hanja

There are 24 hanja with this reading, and five variant forms, on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names:^[1]

1. (바랄 희): hope
2. (기쁠 희): enjoy
3. (드물 희): rare
4. (놀이 희): game
   • (variant)
5. (여자 희): concubine
   • (variant)
6. (마를 희): dawn
7. (기쁠 희): joy
8. (나무 이름 희): a species of tree
9. (복 희): congratulations
10. (아름다울 희): amuse oneself
11. (기뻐할 희): enjoy
12. (빛날 희): glimmer
    • (variant)
13. (복희씨 희): vapour
14. (불 희): fire
15. (햇빛 희): sunlight
16. (비슷할 희): resemble
17. (기쁠 희): enjoy
18. (희생 희): sacrifice
19. (한숨 쉴 희): alas
20. (빛날 희): glorious
    • (variant)
    • (variant)
21. (불빛 희): beam of light
22. (빛날 희): shine
23. (감탄할 희): scream
24. (기쁠 희): woman

Single-syllable given name

People with this name include:

• Sŏ Hŭi (942–998), Goryeo Dynasty diplomat
• Hwang Hui (1363–1452), official of the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasties
• Hee Oh (born 1969), South Korean mathematician
• Hyun Hee (born 1976), South Korean épée fencer
• Geum Hee (born 1979), South Korean writer born in Jilin, China
• Hee Seo (born 1986), South Korean ballerina with the American Ballet Theatre
• Ju Hui (born 1989), South Korean team handball player

In two-syllable given names

In the mid-20th century, various names containing this element were popular for newborn Korean girls, including:^{[2] [3]}

• Jung-hee (4th place in 1950, 6th place in 1960)
• Kyung-hee (9th place in 1950, 3rd place in 1960)
• Soon-hee (8th place in 1940)
• Young-hee (3rd place in 1950, 9th place in 1960)

Other names containing this element include:

First syllable

• Hee-chul
• Hee-jin
• Hee-joon
• Hee-jung
• Hee-kyung
• Hee-sun
• Hee-sung

Second syllable

• Byung-hee
• Chun-hee
• Do-hee
• Eun-hee
• Hyun-hee
• Jae-hee
• Jin-hee
• Joon-hee
• Man-hee
• Mi-hee
• Min-hee

 

• Myung-hee
• Kwang-hee
• Seol-hee
• Seung-hee
• So-hee
• Soo-hee
• Sung-hee
• Sun-hee
• Tae-hee
• Yeon-hee
• Yoon-hee

See also

• List of Korean given names

Notes and References

1. Web site: 인명용 한자표. Table of hanja for use in personal names. Supreme Court. South Korea. 2013-10-17. 53.
2. Web site: 한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?. babyname.co.kr. 2012-11-09. 2013-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020214127/http://www.babyname.co.kr/menu01_09.php?standard=&val=&PAGE_NO=2. dead.
3. Web site: 한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?. babyname.co.kr. 2012-11-09. 2013-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020201918/http://www.babyname.co.kr/menu01_09.php?cate1=14&name=. dead.