Seung-hee
| Seung-hee | |
| Hangul | 승희 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 承熙, 承喜, 丞希, 勝姬, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Seung-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŭnghŭi |
Seung-hee, also spelled Seung-hui, Seung-hi, or Sung-hi, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 25 hanja with the reading "seung" and 25 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]
People with this name include:
- Artists and writers
- Choi Seung-hee, (1911–1969), South Korean female modern dancer
- Kim Seung-hee (born 1952), South Korean female poet
- Lee Seung-hee (artist) (born 1963), South Korean male ceramic artist
- Seung Hee Yang (born 1969), South Korean female violinist
- Nikki Seung-hee Lee (born 1970), South Korean-born American female photographer and filmmaker
- Athletes
- Kim Seung-hee (footballer) (born 1968), South Korean male football manager
- Lee Seung-hee (born 1988), South Korean male footballer
- Park Seung-hi (born 1992), South Korean female short track skater
- Entertainers
- Sung-Hi Lee (born 1970), South Korean-born American female nude model and actress
- C. S. Lee (born 1971 as Lee Seung-hee), South Korean-born American male actor
- Cho Seunghee (born 1991), South Korean female idol singer, member of F-ve Dolls
- Oh Seunghee (born 1995), South Korean female idol singer, member of CLC
- Hyun Seunghee (born 1996), South Korean female idol singer, member of Oh My Girl
- Others
- Seung-Hui Cho (1984–2007), South Korean-born immigrant to the U.S. who committed a spree killing
- Kim Sung-hui, North Korean politician chosen for Sinpha (Constituency 642) in the North Korean parliamentary election, 2014
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Choi Seung-hee, female character in 2009 South Korean television series Iris
- Han Seung-hee, female character in 2014 South Korean television series Doctor Stranger
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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