Seung-eun, also spelled Seung-un, or Sung-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. The 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 17 hanja with the reading "''
seung
The ''sueng'' ( th, ซึง, Burmese: ၄ကြိုးထပ်ပို (ဆီုင်), , also spelled ''seung'' or ''süng'') is a plucked fretted lute from the northern ( Lanna) region of Thailand. The instrument is made from hardwood ...
''" and 30 hanja with the reading "''
eun''"
대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "은"
/ref> on the South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
n government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
People with this name include:
*Seung Eun Kim
Seung-Eun Kim ( Korean: 김승은) is a Korean-born American artist, director and animator. He is a three-time Emmy nominee, and three-time Annie Award nominee. Kim has worked in animation since 1996.
Highlights of his career include:
* Godzi ...
(born 1976), American male animator
* Euna Seung-eun Lee (born 1972), South Korean-born American female journalist
* Oh Seung-eun ( 오승은, born 1979), South Korean actress
See also
*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