Hee (Korean name)

Hee
Hangul	희
Hanja	24; see below
Revised Romanization	Hui
McCune–Reischauer	Hŭi

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. 希 (바랄 희 baral hui): hope
2. 喜 (기쁠 희 gibbeul 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 gibbeul 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 gibbeohal 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 gibbeul hui): enjoy
18. 禧 (희생 희 huisaeng hui): sacrifice
19. 噫 (한숨 쉴 희 hansum swil hui): alas
20. 憙 (빛날 희 binnal hui): glorious
    • 憙 (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 gibbeul hui): woman

Single-syllable given name

People with this name include:

• Seo Hui (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-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 Soo-hee Sung-hee Sun-hee Tae-hee Yeon-hee Yoon-hee

See also

• List of Korean given names

References

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. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
3. "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.