Si-yeon, also spelled Shi-yeon, or Si-yun, Shi-yun, Si-yon, Shi-yon, 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 feminine 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 54 hanja with the reading "''

shi Shi or SHI may refer to: Language * ''Shi'', a Japanese title commonly used as a pronoun * ''Shi'', proposed gender-neutral pronoun * Shi (kana), a kana in Japanese syllabaries * Shi language * ''Shī'', transliteration of Chinese Radical ...

''" and 56 hanja with the reading "''

yeon Yeon or less commonly Youn (연) is a Korean surname. The name may correspond to the Chinese surnames Yan (燕, 延) or Lian (連). The hanja 延 is much more common than 燕 and 連. Yeon may also refer to the extinct surname (淵). Origin � ...

''"대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "연"
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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 registered for use in given names.

People

People with this name include: *

Sung Shi-yeon Shi-Yeon Sung (born 1975, in Busan) is a South Korean classical conductor. In 2006, she became the first woman to win first prize in the Sir Georg Solti International Conductors' Competition. In 2007, she won second prize in Bamberg's Gustav Mah ...

(born 1975), South Korean classical conductor *

Park Si-yeon Park Si-yeon (born Park Mi-seon on March 29, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She joined the Miss Korea pageant in 2000, and using that as a springboard to an acting career, she made her acting debut in China in 2004, appearing in minor roles in ...

(born Park Mi-seon, 1979), South Korean actress *

Lee Si-yeon Lee Si-yeon (born Lee Dae-hak on July 24, 1980) is a South Korean actress and model. In 1999, Lee participated in the Anti-Miss Korea competition. In November 2007, Lee underwent sex reassignment surgery '트랜스젠더' 하리수와 이시연 ...

(born Lee Dae-hak, 1980), South Korean transgender actress and model *

Xiyeon Park Jung-hyun ( ko, 박정현, born November 14, 2000), professionally known as Xiyeon, is a South Korean actress and singer. A former child actress and model, she trained under Pledis Entertainment for nine years before making her official debu ...

(born Park Jung-hyun, 2000), South Korean singer, member of girl group Pristin

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with this name include: *Bang Shi-yeon, female character in 2012 South Korean television series ''

SOS - Save Our School is a Morse code distress signal (), used internationally, that was originally established for maritime use. In formal notation is written with an overscore line, to indicate that the Morse code equivalents for the individual letters of "SOS" ...

'' *Si-yeon, female character in 2015 South Korean film ''

A Break Alone A, or a, is the first Letter (alphabet), letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name ...

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