Sun-hee, also spelled Son-hui or Seon-hui, is a Korean feminine 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 41 hanja with the reading "

sun The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core. The Sun radiates this energy mainly as light, ultraviolet, and infrared radi ...

" and 24 hanja with the reading " hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: * Consort Yeong (1696–1764), also known as Lady Seonhui, consort to Yeongjo of Joseon *

Lee Sun-hee (singer) Lee Sun-hee (; born November 11, 1964) is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She is often referred to as Korea's "National Diva" for her immense popularity, commercial success, and vocal ability. Lee debuted in 1984 with the song, "To J," for w ...

(born 1964), South Korean singer *

Yoo Sun-hee Yoo Seon-Hee (Korean: 유선희, Hanja: 劉仙姫, born 20 May 1967) is a retired South Korean female speed skater. She represented her country at the 1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explode ...

(born 1967), South Korean female speed skater * Mun Seon-hui (born 1968), South Korean voice actress *

Han Sun-hee Han Sun-Hee (born June 9, 1973) is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She played for the Korean team and received a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.Lee Sun-hee (taekwondo) Lee Sun-hee (born October 21, 1978) is a female South Korean taekwondo practitioner and Olympic champion. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she won the gold medal in the 67 kg competition. She won 6–3 in the final ...

(born 1978), South Korean taekwondo practitioner *

Woo Sun-hee Woo Sun-Hee (hangul: 우선희, hanja: 禹仙姬; born 1 July 1978) is a former South Korean handball player. In 2003, Woo competed in the World Women's Handball Championship held in Croatia and led her team to the bronze medal. She was finall ...

(born 1978), South Korean team handball player * Kil Son-hui (born 1985), North Korean football forward *

Kwak Ji-min Kwak Ji-min (born Kwak Sun-hee on February 13, 1985) is a South Korean actress. She is best known overseas for her leading role in the Kim Ki-duk film '' Samaritan Girl'', for which she won Best New Actress at the 2004 Busan Film Critics Awards. ...

(born Kwak Sun-hee, 1985), South Korean actress *

Hwang Sun-hee Hwang Sun-hee (born August 15, 1986) is a South Korean actress. Career After supporting roles in the miniseries '' Sign'', ''City Hunter'' and '' Wild Romance'', she played her first leading role in the daily drama '' Love, My Love''. In May 2 ...

(born 1986), South Korean actress * Chang Son-hui (), North Korean actress who starred in the 1985 film ''

Pulgasari ''Pulgasari'' () is a 1985 North Korean horror-action kaiju film directed by Shin Sang-ok. It stars Chang Son Hui and Pak Sung Ho and features special effects by Duk Ho Kim, supervised by Teruyoshi Nakano. The film centers around the legend of ...

'' Fictional characters with this name include: *Sunhi, the titular character of 2013 South Korean film ''

Our Sunhi ''Our Sunhi'' () is a 2013 South Korean film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo. Hong won the Silver Leopard award for Best Director at the 66th Locarno International Film Festival. Plot Sunhi ( Jung Yu-mi) is a recent film school graduate wh ...

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