Sang-hyun is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. 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
*Sang, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran
*Sang, Northern Region, a town in Mion District, Northern Region, Ghana
* Sang, Seka, ...
" and 35 hanja with the reading "
hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Notable people with this name include:
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Um Sang-hyun
Um Sang-hyun (Hangul: 엄상현; Hanja: 嚴祥鉉; born December 29, 1971) is a South Korean voice actor who began his career by joining Educational Broadcasting System's voice acting division in 1998.
Before making his debut as a voice actor, ...
(born 1971), South Korean voice actor
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Yoon Sang-hyun
Yoon Sang-hyun (born September 21, 1973) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in '' Queen of Housewives'' (2009), '' My Fair Lady'' (2009), '' Secret Garden'' (2011) and '' I Can Hear Your Voice'' (2013).
Career
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(born 1973), South Korean actor
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Thunder (singer)
Park Sang-hyun ( ko, 박상현; born October 7, 1990), known by his stage name Thunder (), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor and model. He is a former member of South Korean boy band MBLAQ. On December 16, 2014, it was announced th ...
(born Park Sang-hyun, 1990), South Korean singer, former member of boy band MBLAQ
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Song Sang-hyun (1551–1595), Joseon Dynasty civil minister and general
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Song Sang-hyun (born 1941), South Korean lawyer, president of the International Criminal Court
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Sam Yoon
Sam Sang Yoon (born Yoon Sang-hyun on January 10, 1970) is a former at-large member of the Boston City Council. He later served as the executive director for the Council of Korean Americans in Washington, DC. He was the first Asian American to ho ...
(Korean name Yoon Sang-hyun, born 1970), South Korean-born American local politician in Boston
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Kim Sang-hyun (boxer)
Kim Sang-hyun (Hangul: 김상현, Hanja: 金相賢; born January 18, 1955, in Busan, South Korea) is a former boxer from South Korea.
Career
Kim won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation light welterweight title in 1978 and became the WBC ...
(born 1955), South Korean boxer
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Chung Sang-hyun
Chung Sang-Hyun (born 17 January 1963) is a South Korean former field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1 ...
(born 1963), South Korean field hockey player
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Cho Sang-hyun
Cho Sang-Hyun (; born 8 July 1976) is a South Korean professional basketball coach and retired player formerly with the Korean KBL team Changwon LG Sakers. He represented South Korea's national basketball team on many occasions.
He played th ...
(born 1976), South Korean basketball player
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Kim Sang-hyeon (baseball) (born 1980), South Korean baseball player
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Park Sang-hyeon
Park Sang-Hyeon (, born 9 September 1973) is a South Korean sledge hockey player. He played in the 2010 and 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. He won a silver medal at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
The 6th IPC Ice Sledge Hockey ...
(born 1983), South Korean sledge hockey player
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Park Sang-hyun (golfer)
Park Sang-hyun ( ko, 박상현; born 24 April 1983) is a South Korean professional golfer. Since 2014 Park has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour, where he has two wins, in 2016 and 2019.
Before 2014 Park played on the Korean Tour, his first ...
(born 1983), South Korean professional golfer
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Choi Sang-hyun
Choi Sang-Hyun (; born 18 March 1984) is a South Korean former football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form o ...
(born 1984), South Korean football defender (K-League Classic)
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An Sang-hyun
An Sang-Hyun (; born 5 March 1986) is a South Korean footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Daejeon Citizen.
Club career
Born in Paju, An started his professional career in FC Seoul, then known as Anyang LG Cheetahs in 2002. In hi ...
(born 1986), South Korean football midfielder (K-League Classic)
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Sang Hyun Lee
Sang Hyun Lee (19382023) was the Kyung-Chik Han Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, and director of the institution's Program for Asian American Theology and Ministry. He specialized in systematic theology, Asian ...
(born 1938), South Korean-born American theologian
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Lee Sang-hyun
Lee Sang-hyun (이상현) (born January 1, 1955) is a South Korean sculptor.
References
External links
Official website*
1955 births
South Korean sculptors
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
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(born 1955), South Korean sculptor
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 masculine given names
Masculine given names