Soo-yeon, also spelled Su-yeon or Soo-yun, is a Korean unisex given name, primarily feminine. 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 67 hanja with the reading "

soo Soo or SOO may refer to: Places * Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a border city in Canada nicknamed "The Soo" * Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, a border city in the United States also nicknamed "The Soo" ** Soo Locks, the locks between Lake Superior and ...

" and 39 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 � ...

" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include:

Entertainers

Kang Soo-yeon Kang Soo-yeon (; August 18, 1966 – May 7, 2022) was a South Korean actress. An internationally acclaimed star from the mid-1980s to the end of the 1990s, she is often honorifically nicknamed as Korea's "first world star". Kang began her ac ...

(born 1966), South Korean actress *

Oh Soo-yeon Oh Soo-yeon (born October 4, 1968) is a South Korean television screenwriter. She is best known for writing the hit dramas '' Autumn in My Heart'' and '' Winter Sonata'', her collaborations with director Yoon Seok-ho which are credited for he ...

(born 1968), South Korean female television screenwriter * Chunja (singer) (born Hong Su-yeon, 1979), South Korean female singer *

Cha Soo-yeon Cha Soo-yeon (; born August 15, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading role in the 2008 film ''Beautiful''. Filmography Film *'' On the Way'' (2014) *'' The Scent'' (2012) *'' Helpless'' (2012) *''Love Call'' (2011) * ...

(born 1981), South Korean actress *

Han Soo-yeon Han Soo-yeon ( born April 24, 1983) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in Korean dramas, '' Pure Love'' (2013) and '' Love in the Moonlight'' (2016). Early life and education Han was born in South Korea, and moved with her moth ...

(born Lee Mae-ri, 1983), South Korean actress *

Jessica Jung Jessica Jung (born Jessica Sooyoun Jung; April 18, 1989), also known by the mononym Jessica, is a South Korean-American singer, songwriter, actress, author, fashion designer and businesswoman known for her work as a former member of South Kor ...

(Korean name Jung Soo-yeon, born 1989), Korean-American female singer, former member of girl group Girls' Generation

Sportspeople

Kang Soo-yun Kang Soo-yun (; born 15 March 1976) is a female golfer in the LPGA. She is often referred to as the "Fashion Model of the Fairways" for her model-like physique and clothing. Kang was born in Seoul, South Korea. She has been playing golf since ...

(born 1976), South Korean female golfer *

Kim Soo-yeon Kim Soo-yeon (; born 17 April 1983) is a South Korea football player who plays for Giravanz Kitakyushu. On 26 March 2011, Kim joined J2 League The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese associa ...

(born 1983), South Korean male footballer *

Kim Soo-yun Kim Soo-yun (; born 30 August 1989) is a South Korean footballer for Suwon UDC and the South Korean national team. She participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup ...

(born 1983), South Korean female footballer *

Seo Su-yeon Seo Su-yeon (, born January 8, 1986) is a South Korean para table tennis player. She won a silver medal and a bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She also won two silver medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2 ...

(born 1986), South Korean female para table tennis player *

Soo Yeon Lee Soo Yeon Lee (born May 22, 1984) is a South Korean former table tennis player, model, actress and coach. Lee started playing table tennis at a very early age and was also trained extensively in the sport by an Olympic gold medalist Jung Hwa Hyu ...

(born 1984), South Korean female table tennis player and model * Choi Soo-yeon (born 1990), South Korean female sabre fencer *

Back Su-yeon Back Su-Yeon (also ''Baek Su-Yeon'', ko, 백 수연; born July 1, 1991, in Seoul) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. She edged out her teammate Jung Seul-Ki to take a bronze medal by 0.31 of a second in the 200 ...

(born 1991), South Korean female swimmer *

Jo Su-yeon Jo Su-yeon (born 6 July 1994) is a South Korean handball player for the SK Sugar Gliders and South Korean national team. She participated at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship The 2015 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 22n ...

(born 1994), South Korean female handball player * Kim Su-yeon (born 2001), South Korean female pair skater *

Eom Su-yeon Eom Su-yeon (; born 1 February 2001) is a South Korean ice hockey player and member of the South Korean national team, playing with the St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey program in the ECAC Hockey conference of NCAA Division I. Career ...

(born 2001), South Korean female ice hockey player

Others

Won Soo-yeon Won Soo-yeon (born January 12, 1961) is a South Korean female manhwa artist who writes in the shoujo (romance) genre. She debuted in 1987 and has published several titles; among her best known serials are '' Full House'' (2002) and its seque ...

(born 1961), South Korean female ''manhwa'' artist *

Oh Soo-yeon (novelist) Oh Soo-yeon (Hangul: 오수연) is a modern South Korean writer. Life Oh Soo-yeon was born in 1964 in Korea and began her literary career in 1994 with National Holiday in the Land of Dwarves which portrays the lives of two college friends Min-ch ...

(born 1964), South Korean female novelist * Lea Seong (born Seong Su-yeon, 1989), South Korean fashion designer

Fictional characters

*Bae Su-yeon, in 2003 South Korean film ''

A Tale of Two Sisters ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' (; lit. "Rose Flower, Red Lotus") is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror-drama film written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. The film is inspired by a Joseon Dynasty era folktale entitled Janghwa Hongryeon jeon, which ...

'' *Ji Soo-yeon, in 2013 South Korean television series '' Iris II: New Generation'' *Lee Soo-yeon, in 2012 South Korean television series '' Missing You'' *Yoon Su-yun, in 2016 South Korean film ''

Train to Busan ''Train to Busan'' () is a 2016 South Korean action horror film directed by Yeon Sang-ho and starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee, and Kim Eui-sung. The film mostly takes place on a high-speed train ...

'' *Lee Soo-yeon, in 2018 South Korean television series ''

Where Stars Land ''Where Stars Land'' () is a South Korean television series starring Lee Je-hoon and Chae Soo-bin. It aired on SBS from October 1 to November 26, 2018 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ( KST) for 32 episodes. Synopsis It follows the lives of em ...

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