Seon-mi, also spelled Sun-mi, 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 33 hanja with the reading "mi" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Hwang Sun-mi
Hwang Seon-mi (born 1963) is a South Korean author and professor who is best known for her fable ''The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly'', which has also been made into a successful animated film in South Korea, ''Leafie, A Hen into the Wild''.
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(born 1963), South Korean writer
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Park Sun-mi (born 1972), South Korean taekwondo coach
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Song Seon-mi
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetitio ...
(born 1974), South Korean actress
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Pak Sun-mi (born 1982), South Korean volleyball player
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Park Seon-mi (born 1982), South Korean field hockey player
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Song Sun-mi (born 1990), South Korean squash player
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Sunmi
Lee Sun-mi (born Sun Mi on May 2, 1992), known mononymously as Sunmi (stylized as SUNMI), is a South Korean singer, dancer, songwriter and record producer. She debuted in 2007 as a member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls and left the gr ...
(born 1992), South Korean singer, former member of girl group Wonder Girls
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Heo Seon-mi (born 1995), South Korean artistic gymnast
See also
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Sonmi (born 1989), Zainichi Korean model
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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 feminine given names
Feminine given names