Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Korean Scripts 현주(Korean Hangul) 賢珠, 賢周, etc.(Korean Hanja) Pronounced Pron. KHYUN-JOO Meaning & History From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" and 珠 (ju) meaning "jewel, pearl". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.