Sang-hoon, also spelled Sang-hun, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the ninth-most popular name for baby boys in

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in 1960 and 1970. Its meaning depends 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.

Hanja

There are 35 hanja with the reading " sang" and 12 hanja with the reading "

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" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Examples of ways this name may be written in hanja include: * (; ) * (; ) * (; ) * (; )

People

People with this name include:

Sportspeople

Lee Sang-hun (athlete) Lee Sang-hun (, born 30 September 1938) is a South Korean long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officia ...

(born 1938), South Korean long distance runner *

Lee Sang-hoon (baseball) Lee Sang-hoon (Hangul: 이상훈, Hanja: 李尙勳; ; born March 11, 1971), nicknamed "Samson" for his long hair, is a retired professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, and the KBO League. ...

(born 1971), South Korean baseball pitcher *

Kim Sang-hoon Kim Sang-hoon (born 8 June 1973) is a football coach and former player from South Korea. Club career Kim has spent most of his club career playing for Ulsan Hyundai Horangi. International career Kim frequently represented South Korea between ...

(born 1973), South Korean football coach and former defender (K League 1) * Han Sang-hun (born 1980), South Korean baseball infielder *

Han Sang-hoon Han Sang-hoon (; born 27 October 1984) is a badminton player from South Korea. He was the champion at the 2002 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event. Han who was part of the Samsung Electro-Mechanic team, competed at the 2008 ...

(born 1984), South Korean badminton player *

Jung Sang-hoon (footballer) Jung Sang-Hoon (; born 22 March 1985) is a South Korean football player. He has played for K-League side Gyeongnam FC Gyeongnam FC (Hangul: 경남 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in South Gyeongsang Province that comp ...

(born 1985), South Korean football midfielder (K League 1) * Yu Sang-hun (born 1985), South Korean football goalkeeper (K League 1) * Jeon Sang-hoon (born 1989), South Korean football full back (K League 2) * Ma Sang-hoon (born 1993), South Korean football defender (Thai League 2) *

Park Sang-hoon Park Sang-hoon ( ko, 박상훈, or ; born 13 March 1993) is a South Korean cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team . Major results Road Source: ;2010 : 1st Time trial, Asian Junior Road Championships ;2011 : Asian Junior Road Champions ...

(born 1993), South Korean cyclist

Fictional

* Han Sang-hoon from 2016 television series

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Others

Kwak Sang-hoon Kwak Sang-hoon (; October 21, 1896 – January 19, 1980) was a South Korean independence activist and politician who served as the 1st to 5th National Assembly member and served as acting president of South Korea for 7 days. Early life Kwak S ...

(1896–1980), South Korean politician,

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in 1960 * Lee Sang-hoon (general) (born 1958), South Korean general, commandant of the Marine Corps (2015–2017) *

Maeng Sang-hoon Maeng Sang-hoon (born October 29, 1960) is a South Korean actor from the Sinchang Maeng clan Sinchang Maeng clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Asan, South Chungcheong Province. According to the research held in 2000, th ...

(born 1960), South Korean actor *

Choe Sang-hun Choe Sang-Hun ( ko, 최상훈, born 1962) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning South Korean journalist and Seoul Bureau Chief for ''The New York Times''. Early life Choe was born in Ulju County, Ulsan in southern South Korea. He received a B.A. in Ec ...

(born 1962), South Korean journalist *

Jung Sang-hoon Jung Sang-hoon (born September 9, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He is known for being a cast member on the TV show ''Saturday Night Live Korea ''Saturday Night Live Korea'' (; abbreviated as ''SNL Korea'' () or simply as ''SNLK'') is a Sou ...

(born 1978), South Korean actor

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