Hee (Korean name)

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) (바랄 희 baral hui): hope
 * 2) (기쁠 희 gippeul hui): enjoy
 * 3) (드물 희 deumul hui): rare
 * 4) (놀이 희 nori hui): game
 * 5) * (variant)
 * 6) (여자 희 yeoja hui): concubine
 * 7) * (variant)
 * 8) (마를 희 mareul hui): dawn
 * 9) (기쁠 희 gippeul hui): joy
 * 10) (나무 이름 희 namu ireum hui): a species of tree
 * 11) (복 희 bok hui): congratulations
 * 12) (아름다울 희 areumdaul hui): amuse oneself
 * 13) (기뻐할 희 gippeohal hui): enjoy
 * 14) (빛날 희 binnal hui): glimmer
 * 15) * (variant)
 * 16) (복희씨 희 bokhuissi hui): vapour
 * 17) (불 희 bul hui): fire
 * 18) (햇빛 희 haetbit hui): sunlight
 * 19) (비슷할 희 biseuthal hui): resemble
 * 20) (기쁠 희 gippeul hui): enjoy
 * 21) (희생 희 huisaeng hui): sacrifice
 * 22) (한숨 쉴 희 hansum swil hui): alas
 * 23) (빛날 희 binnal hui): glorious
 * 24) * (variant)
 * 25) * (variant)
 * 26) (불빛 희 bulbit hui): beam of light
 * 27) (빛날 희 binnal hui): shine
 * 28) (감탄할 희 gamtanhal hui): scream
 * 29) (기쁠 희 gippeul hui): 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:
 * 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
 * Yoon-hee