Sang-eun, also spelled Sang-un, is a
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republi ...
n unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "''
sang
Sang or SANG may refer to:
Organizations
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Places
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*Sang, Northern Region, a town in Mion District, Northern Region, Ghana
* Sang, Seka, ...
''" and 26 hanja with the reading "''
eun
Eun, also spelled Un, or En, Ehn, Enn, Unn, is an uncommon Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There a ...
''" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
People with this name include:
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Lee Tzsche
Lee Sang-eun (; born March 12, 1970), also known by the stage name Lee Tzsche (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1988 and has since released 15 full-length albums. She won the Rookie Artist Award at the 1988 Golden Disc Award ...
(born 1970), South Korean female singer-songwriter
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Lee Sang-eun (born 1975), South Korean female handball player
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Oh Sang-eun
Oh Sang-eun (; ; born April 13, 1977, in Daegu, South Korea) is a South Korean table tennis player. He is currently sponsored by the table tennis product company, Butterfly.
His World Ranking had been in the top 10 since the 2005 World Champio ...
(born 1977), South Korean male table tennis player
*Kim Sang-eun (born 1978), stage name
Lee Ji-ah
Kim Sang-eun (; born August 6, 1978), known professionally as Lee Ji-ah, is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame with her role in the television drama'' The Legend'' (2007), and has since further participated in '' Beethoven Virus'' (2008), ...
, South Korean actress
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
References
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Korean unisex given names