Si-hyun, also spelled Si-hyeon, or Shi-hyun, is a South Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 56 hanja with the reading "shi"[1] and 45 hanja with the reading "hyun"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.

Si-hyun
Pronunciation/ʃi.hjʌn/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
Meaningdifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingSi-hyeon, Shi-hyun, Shi-hyeon, Si-hyon, Shi-hyon
Si-hyun
Hangul
시현
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationSi-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerSihyŏn
IPA[ɕihjʌn]

People with this name include:

  • Son Si-hyun (born 1980), South Korean shortstop for the NC Dinos in the KBO League
  • Ahn Shi-hyun (born 1984), South Korean professional golfer
  • Kim Si-hyeon (born 1999), South Korean singer, member of girl group Everglow

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