Seung-hyun, also spelled Seung-hyeon, or Seung-hyon, Sung-hyon, 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, predominantly masculine. 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.
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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 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 42 hanja with the reading "''
hyun''" 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. ''Seung-hyun'' was the 10th-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1990.
List of the most popular given names in South Korea
This is a list of the most popular given names in South Korea, by birth year and gender for various years in which data is available.
Aside from newborns being given newly popular names, many adults change their names as well, some in order to cas ...
People with this name include:
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Baek Seung-hyeon (born 1975), South Korean actor
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Ji Seung-hyun (actor)
Ji Seung-Hyun (; born December 19, 1981) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography Film
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Web series
Web shows
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(born 1981), South Korean actor
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Stephen Seung-hyun Sohn (born 1986), American model of Korean descent
*Choi Seung-hyun (born 1987), stage name
T.O.P
Choi Seung-hyun (; born November 4, 1987), known professionally as T.O.P, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He performed as an underground rapper before joining the record label YG Entertainment and debuted as the lead ...
, South Korean male rapper, member of Big Bang
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Kang Seung-hyun
Kang Seung-hyun (born 22 September 1987), commonly known as Hyoni Kang, is a South Korean model who won Ford's Model of the World title in 2008 at the age of 19. She is the first Asian model to win this award.
Career
Model
Kang officially de ...
(born 1987), South Korean female model
*Lee Seung-hyun (born 1990), stage name
Seungri
Lee Seung-hyun (; born December 12, 1990), better known by the stage names Seungri () and V.I, is a South Korean former singer-songwriter and was a member of the South Korean boy band BigBang (South Korean band), BigBang formed by YG Entertain ...
, South Korean male singer, former member of Big Bang
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Song Seung-hyun (born 1992), South Korean male guitarist and singer, member of rock band F.T. Island
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Goo Seung-hyun
Goo Seung-Hyun (born September 22, 2004), is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child model when he was five years old, then began acting
Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor wh ...
(born 2004), South Korean actor
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Choi Seung-hyun
Choi Seung Hyun, also known as Shawn Choi, is a South Korean film score composer. He has composed music for movies such as '' Oldboy'', '' The Classic'', '' Windstruck'', '' My Girlfriend Is an Agent'', and many more. His works are well known t ...
, South Korean film score composer
Sportspeople
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Ji Seung-hyun (handballer) (born 1979), South Korean male handball player
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Kim Seung-hyun (footballer) (born 1979), South Korean male football midfielder and forward
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You Seung-hun (born 1983), South Korean male swimmer
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Lee Seung-hyun (footballer) (born 1985), South Korean male football winger
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Yoon Seung-hyeon (born 1988), South Korean male football winger
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Lee Seoung-hyun (born 1992), South Korean male basketball player
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Yun Seung-hyun (born 1994), South Korean high jumper
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Hong Seung-hyun (born 1996), South Korean male football forward
Other
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Park Seung-hyun (born 1984), South Korean male Go player
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu
List
* Ga-young ()
* Ga-eun ()
* Ga-eul ()
* Ga-in ()
* Kang-min ()
*Gun ()
* Kun-woo ()
* Kyung-gu ()
* Kyung-lim ()
* Kyung-mo ()
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Korean unisex given names