Sang-eun, also spelled Sang-un, 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 (Republic o ...

n unisex 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, wh ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "'' sang''" and 26 hanja with the reading "''

eun Eun, also spelled Un, or En, Ehn, Enn, Unn, is an uncommon List of Korean surnames, Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja use ...

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

Lee Tzsche Lee Sang-eun (; born March 12, 1970), also known by the stage name Lee Tzsche (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1988 and has since released 15 full-length albums. She won the Rookie Artist Award at the 1988 Golden Disc Award ...

(born 1970), South Korean female singer-songwriter *

Lee Sang-eun Lee Sang-Eun (born March 5, 1975) is a former South Korean handball player who competed in the 1996, 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; ...

(born 1975), South Korean female handball player *

Oh Sang-eun Oh Sang-eun (; ; born April 13, 1977, in Daegu, South Korea) is a South Korean table tennis player. He is currently sponsored by the table tennis product company, Butterfly. His World Ranking had been in the top 10 since the 2005 World Champio ...

(born 1977), South Korean male table tennis player *Kim Sang-eun (born 1978), stage name

Lee Ji-ah Kim Sang-eun (; born August 6, 1978), known professionally as Lee Ji-ah, is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame with her role in the television drama'' The Legend'' (2007), and has since further participated in ''Beethoven Virus'' (2008), ...

, South Korean actress

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