Hee (Korean name)

Hee

Hangul|

Hanja|

熙, 姬, 希, 喜, 嬉, and others

Revised Romanization| Hui
McCune–Reischauer| Hŭi
IPA| [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

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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. 希 (바랄 희 baral hui): hope
2. 喜 (기쁠 희 gippeul hui): enjoy
3. 稀 (드물 희 deumul hui): rare
4. 戲 (놀이 희 nori hui): game
* 戱 (variant)
5. 姬 (여자 희 yeoja hui): concubine
* 姫 (variant)
6. 晞 (마를 희 mareul hui): dawn
7. 僖 (기쁠 희 gippeul hui): joy
8. 橲 (나무 이름 희 namu ireum hui): a species of tree
9. 禧 (복 희 bok hui): congratulations
10. 嬉 (아름다울 희 areumdaul hui): amuse oneself
11. 憙 (기뻐할 희 gippeohal hui): enjoy
12. 熹 (빛날 희 binnal hui): glimmer
* 熺 (variant)
13. 羲 (복희씨 희 bokhuissi hui): vapour
14. 爔 (불 희 bul hui): fire
15. 曦 (햇빛 희 haetbit hui): sunlight
16. 俙 (비슷할 희 biseuthal hui): resemble
17. 憘 (기쁠 희 gippeul hui): enjoy
18. 犧 (희생 희 huisaeng hui): sacrifice
19. 噫 (한숨 쉴 희 hansum swil hui): alas
20. 熙 (빛날 희 binnal hui): glorious
* 煕 (variant)
* 熈 (variant)
21. 烯 (불빛 희 bulbit hui): beam of light
22. 暿 (빛날 희 binnal hui): shine
23. 譆 (감탄할 희 gamtanhal hui): scream
24. 㜯 (기쁠 희 gippeul hui): woman

## Single-syllable given name

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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

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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

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## See also

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* List of Korean given names

## References

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1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 53. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
2. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
3. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2012-11-09.

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