Sang-hyun explained

Hangul:	상현
Hanja:	,,,,, and others
Mr:	Sanghyŏn
Rr:	Sang-hyeon

Sang-hyun is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "sang" and 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.^[1]

Notable people with this name include:

Entertainers

• Um Sang-hyun (born 1971), South Korean voice actor
• Yoon Sang-hyun (born 1973), South Korean actor
• Thunder (singer) (born Park Sang-hyun, 1990), South Korean singer, former member of boy band MBLAQ

Government and politics

• Song Sang-hyun (1551–1595), Joseon Dynasty civil minister and general
• Song Sang-hyun (born 1941), South Korean lawyer, president of the International Criminal Court
• Sam Yoon (Korean name Yoon Sang-hyun, born 1970), South Korean-born American local politician in Boston

Sportspeople

• Kim Sang-hyun (boxer) (born 1955), South Korean boxer
• Chung Sang-hyun (born 1963), South Korean field hockey player
• Cho Sang-hyun (born 1976), South Korean basketball player
• Kim Sang-hyeon (baseball) (born 1980), South Korean baseball player
• Park Sang-hyeon (born 1983), South Korean sledge hockey player
• Park Sang-hyun (golfer) (born 1983), South Korean professional golfer
• Choi Sang-hyun (born 1984), South Korean football defender (K-League Classic)
• An Sang-hyun (born 1986), South Korean football midfielder (K-League Classic)

Others

• Sang Hyun Lee (born 1938), South Korean-born American theologian
• Lee Sang-hyun (born 1955), South Korean sculptor

See also

• List of Korean given names

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://help.scourt.go.kr/nm/img/hanja/hanja.pdf. ko:인명용 한자표. Table of hanja for use in personal names. Supreme Court. South Korea. 2013-10-17.