Sang-won is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends 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 *Saudi Arabian National Guard, Saudi Arabian military force 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 "won" on the

South Korean government The Government of South Korea is the union government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and is the ...

's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: *

Oh Sangwon Oh Sangwon (Hangul: 오상원) was a South Korean writer and journalist."Oh Sangwon" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: Life Oh Sangwon was born on November 5, 1930, in Seoncheon, Pyeonganbuk-do, Korea. Oh gradu ...

(1930–1985), South Korean journalist * Sang Won Park (born 1950), South Korean-born American traditional Korean musician *

Park Sang-won Park Sang-won (born April 5, 1959) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in four of the highest-rating Korean dramas of all time, ''Eyes of Dawn'' (1991), '' Sandglass'' (1995), '' First Love'' (1996), and You and I. Filmogr ...

(born 1959), South Korean actor *

Gwon Sang-won Gwon Sang-won (born 7 June 1969) is a South Korean swimmer. He competed in five events at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, ...

(born 1969), South Korean swimmer *

Jang Sang-won Jang Sang-Won (; born September 30, 1977) is a South Korean football player. His previous club is Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the ...

(born 1977), South Korean football midfielder (K-League Classic) * Back Sang-won (born 1988), South Korean baseball player (Korea Baseball Organization) * Kim Sang-won (born 1992), South Korean football defender (K-League Classic) *

Sang Won Kang Sang Won Kang is a South Korean professor of proteomics at the Ewha Womans University whose numerous peer-reviewed articles have appeared in such journals as ''Journal of Biological Chemistry'' and the ''Journal of the American Society of Nephrol ...

, South Korean biologist

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