Seung-hee, also spelled Seung-hui, Seung-hi, or Sung-hi, is a

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

n unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the

hanja Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. () ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 15 hanja with the reading "

seung The ''sueng'' (, Burmese language, Burmese: ၄ကြိုးထပ်ပို (ဆီုင်), , also spelled ''seung'' or ''süng'') Lanna(ᨪᩧ᩠ᨦ)is a plucked fretted lute from the Northern Thailand, northern (Lanna) region of Thaila ...

" and 25 hanja with the reading " hee" on the

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

n government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. People with this name include: ;Artists and writers *

Choi Seung-hee Choi Seung-hee ( November 24, 1911 – August 8, 1969) was a leading Korean modern dancer. Choi is an important figure of early modern dance in Korea, Japan and China who gained worldwide fame in the 1930s. Biography Choi was born into a yan ...

(1911–1969), South Korean female modern dancer * Kim Seung-hee (born 1952), South Korean female poet * Lee Seung-hee (artist) (born 1963), South Korean male ceramic artist * Seung Hee Yang (born 1969), South Korean female violinist * Nikki Seung-hee Lee (born 1970), South Korean-born American female photographer and filmmaker ;Athletes * Kim Seung-hee (footballer) (born 1968), South Korean male football manager *

Bae Seung-hee Bae Seung-hee (; born 20 September 1983) is a badminton player from South Korea. She is best remembered for her role in South Korea's first ever Uber Cup victory in 2010. Bae was on the South Korean national team shortly after graduating from ...

(born 1983), South Korean female badminton player * Lee Seung-hee (born 1988), South Korean male footballer *

Park Seung-hi Park Seung-hi (; born 28 March 1992) is a former South Korean short track and long track speed skater. She is the 2010 Overall World Champion. She won two gold medals and three bronze medals at 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics. H ...

(born 1992), South Korean female short track skater ;Entertainers *

Sung-Hi Lee Sung-Hi Lee () is a South Korean model and actress based in North America. She has been featured in ''Playboy'' magazine as well as in many other magazines and some commercial advertising. Early life and education Born in Gija-chon, Eunpyeong ...

(born 1970), South Korean-born American female nude model and actress *

C. S. Lee Charlie Seunghee Lee (; born December 30, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing forensics analyst Vince Masuka on the Showtime drama series ''Dexter''. Early life Lee was born in Cheongju, South Korea. Acting be ...

(born Lee Seung-hee, 1971), South Korean-born American male actor *

Cho Seung-hee (entertainer) Cho Seung-hee (; born June 3, 1991), better known as Cho Yi-hyun (), is a South Korean actress, singer, general producer of the label company PocketDol Studio and founder of PocketDol Studio's label M25. She debuted as new member of F-ve Dolls ...

(born 1991), South Korean female singer, member of girl groups F-ve Dolls and Dia * Hyun Seung-hee (born 1996), South Korean female singer, member of girl group Oh My Girl ;Others *

Seung-Hui Cho Cho Seung-hui (; ; ; January 18, 1984 – April 16, 2007), anglicized as Seung-Hui Cho, was a South Korean mass murderer who perpetrated the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007. Cho killed 32 people and wounded 17 others with two semi-automatic pi ...

(1984–2007), South Korean mass murderer responsible for perpetrating the

Virginia Tech shooting The Virginia Tech shooting was a spree killer, spree shooting that occurred on Monday, April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the Virginia Tech, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksbu ...

* Kim Sung-hui, North Korean politician chosen for Sinpha (Constituency 642) in the

2014 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 9 March 2014 to elect the members of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly. Background These were the first elections since Kim Jong Un became leader of the country as the leader of the Workers' ...

Fictional characters with this name include: *Choi Seung-hee, female character in 2009 South Korean television series ''

Iris Iris most often refers to: *Iris (anatomy), part of the eye * Iris (color), an ambiguous color term *Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * Iris (given name), a feminine given name, and a list of peopl ...

'' *Han Seung-hee, female character in 2014 South Korean television series ''

Doctor Stranger ''Doctor Stranger'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Jong-suk, Jin Se-yeon, Park Hae-jin and Kang So-Ra. It aired on SBS from May 5 to July 8, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 KST (UTC+9) for 20 episodes. Synop ...

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