Seung-won, also spelled Sung-won, is a

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n masculine given name. 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 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 46 hanja with the reading "'' won''"대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "원"
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n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People

Notable people with this name include: *

Cha Seung-won Cha Seung-won (born June 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor, who began his career as an in-demand fashion model in the 1990s. Cha achieved stardom through the hit comedy films '' Kick the Moon'' (2001), '' Jail Breakers'' (2002), ''My Teacher, Mr. ...

(born 1970), South Korean actor * Han Seung-won (born 1939), South Korean writer. *

Lee Seung-won Lee Seung-won (born 15 April 1979) is a South Korean fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharu ...

(born 1979), South Korean fencer *

Son Seung-won Son Seung-won (born June 29, 1990) is a South Korean actor. He is most active in musical theatre, and was the youngest Korean actor cast in the leading role in the Korean staging of ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig and the Angry Inch may refe ...

(born 1990), South Korean actor * Yang Seung-won (born 1985), South Korean football defender (

Korea National League The Korea National League was a South Korean semi-professional football league held annually from 2003 to 2019. It was considered the second-highest division of the South Korean football league system before the K League 2 was launched in 201 ...

) *

Yeo Seung-won Yeo Seung-won ( ko, 여승원; born May 1, 1984) is a retired South Korean association football, footballer. He played for Incheon United, Gwangju Sangmu, Busan Transportation Corporation FC, Busan Transportation Corporation, Suwon Samsung Bluewin ...

(born 1984), South Korean football forward (

K-League Classic The K League 1 ( Hangul: K리그1) is the men's top professional football division of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs. History The South Korean professional football league was founded in ...

) * Yoon Seung-won (born 1995), South Korean football midfielder (K-League Classic)

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