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 15 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]

Seung-hee
Hangul
승희
Hanja
, , , , and others
Revised RomanizationSeung-hui
McCune–ReischauerSŭnghŭi

People with this name include:

Artists and writers
Athletes
Entertainers
  • Sung-Hi Lee (born 1970), South Korean-born American female nude model and actress
  • C. S. Lee (born Lee Seung-hee, 1971), South Korean-born American male actor
  • Cho Seung-hee (entertainer) (born 1991), South Korean female singer, member of girl groups F-ve Dolls and Dia
  • Hyun Seung-hee (born 1996), South Korean female singer, member of girl group Oh My Girl
Others

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

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References

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  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.