Hyun-seung, also spelled Hyon-sung, is a Korean masculine 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, wh ...
used to write the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "
hyun" and 15 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 ...
" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
People with this name include:
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Lee Hyun-seung (director)
Lee Hyun-seung (born August 18, 1961) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed ''The Blue in You'' (1992), ''Sunset Into the Neon Lights'' (1995), ''Il Mare'' (2000) and ''Hindsight'' (2011).
Career
Lee Hyun-seung ...
(born 1961), South Korean film director
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Lee Hyun-seung (baseball) (born 1983), South Korean baseball pitcher
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Kim Hyun-seung (born 1984), South Korean football player
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Lee Hyun-seung (footballer) (born 1988), South Korean football player
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Jang Hyun-seung
Jang Hyun-seung (; born September 3, 1989) most often credited as Hyunseung, is a South Korean singer. He is best known as a former member of the boy group Beast. With Beast, he has released singles and albums in both Korean and Japanese. Be ...
(born 1989), South Korean singer
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names