Seung-hyun, also spelled Seung-hyeon, or Seung-hyon, Sung-hyon, is a

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n unisex given name, predominantly masculine. 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 each syllable of the name. There are 17 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 ...

''" and 42 hanja with the reading "'' hyun''" on the

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n government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. ''Seung-hyun'' was the 10th-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1990.

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People with this name include:

Entertainers

Baek Seung-hyeon Baek Seung-hyeon (born Baek Seung-wook on March 1, 1975) is a South Korean actor. Baek has starred in supporting roles in television series such as ''Cain and Abel'' (2009), '' Brilliant Legacy'' (2009), and ''Prosecutor Princess ''Prosecuto ...

(born 1975), South Korean actor *

Ji Seung-hyun (actor) Ji Seung-Hyun (born December 19, 1981) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Web shows Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1981 births Living people South Korean male television actors Sou ...

(born 1981), South Korean actor * Stephen Seung-hyun Sohn (born 1986), American model of Korean descent *Choi Seung-hyun (born 1987), stage name

T.O.P Choi Seung-hyun (; born November 4, 1987), better known by his stage name T.O.P, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He performed as an underground rapper before joining the record label YG Entertainment and ...

, South Korean male rapper, member of Big Bang *

Kang Seung-hyun Kang Seung-hyun (born 22 September 1987), commonly known as Hyoni Kang, is a South Korean model who won Ford's Model of the World title in 2008 at the age of 19. She is the first Asian model to win this award. Career Model Kang officially de ...

(born 1987), South Korean female model *Lee Seung-hyun (born 1990), stage name

Seungri Lee Seung-hyun (; born December 12, 1990), better known by his stage names Seungri (Hangul: ) and V.I (when performing in Japan), is a former South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, businessman and sex offender convicted of facilitating prosti ...

, South Korean male singer, former member of Big Bang * Song Seung-hyun (born 1992), South Korean male guitarist and singer, member of rock band F.T. Island *

Goo Seung-hyun Goo Seung-Hyun (born September 22, 2004), is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child model when he was five years old, then began acting Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor or ...

(born 2004), South Korean actor *

Choi Seung-hyun Choi Seung Hyun, also known as Shawn Choi, is a South Korean film score composer. He has composed music for movies such as '' Oldboy'', '' The Classic'', '' Windstruck'', ''My Girlfriend Is an Agent'', and many more. His works are well known to ...

, South Korean film score composer

Sportspeople

Ji Seung-hyun (handballer) Ji Seung-Hyun (born 7 January 1979) is a Korean handball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( ...

(born 1979), South Korean male handball player * Kim Seung-hyun (footballer) (born 1979), South Korean male football midfielder and forward * You Seung-hun (born 1983), South Korean male swimmer *

Lee Seung-hyun (footballer) Lee Seung-Hyun ( ko, 이승현; born July 25, 1985) is a South Korea football player who since 2016 has been playing for Suwon FC Suwon FC ( ko, 수원 FC; Hanja: 水原 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based Suwon that compete ...

(born 1985), South Korean male football winger * Yoon Seung-hyeon (born 1988), South Korean male football winger *

Lee Seoung-hyun Lee Seoung-hyun ( ko, 이승현; born April 16, 1992) is a South Korean professional basketball player for the Jeonju KCC Egis of the Korean Basketball League. He represented South Korea's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA Asia Chal ...

(born 1992), South Korean male basketball player * Yun Seung-hyun (born 1994), South Korean high jumper *

Hong Seung-hyun Hong Seung-hyun (; born 28 December 1996) is a South Korean footballer who plays as defenderfor Gimhae FC in K3 League. Career Hong joined K League 2 side Daegu FC Daegu FC (Korean: 대구 FC) is a South Korean professional football club ba ...

(born 1996), South Korean male football forward

Other

* Park Seung-hyun (born 1984), South Korean male Go player

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