What is "hyo-jin"

Hyo-jin is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "hyo" and 47 hanja with the reading "jin" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People with this name include:

• Gong Hyo-jin (born 1980), South Korean actress
• Kim Hyo-jin (born 1981), stage name JeA, South Korean singer, member of Brown Eyed Girls
• Park Hyo-jin (born 1981), stage name Narsha, South Korean singer and dancer, member of Brown Eyed Girls
• Kim Hyo-jin (born 1984), South Korean actress
• Bang Hyo-jin (born 1988), stage name Go Eun-ah, South Korean actress

• Yu Hyo-jin (born 1981), South Korean male footballer
• Choi Hyo-jin (born 1983), South Korean male footballer
• Yeo Hyo-Jin (born 1983), South Korean male footballer
• Ku Hyo-jin (born 1985), South Korean female swimmer
• Yang Hyo-jin (born 1989), South Korean female volleyball player
• Lee Hyo-jin (born 1994), South Korean female handball player