Sang-eun, also spelled Sang-un, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "sang" and 26 hanja with the reading "eun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]

Sang-eun
Hangul
상은
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationSang-eun
McCune–ReischauerSang'ŭn
IPA[saŋɯn]

People with this name include:

  • Lee Tzsche (born 1970), South Korean female singer-songwriter
  • Lee Sang-eun (born 1975), South Korean female handball player
  • Oh Sang-eun (born 1977), South Korean male table tennis player
  • Kim Sang-eun (born 1978), stage name Lee Ji-ah, South Korean actress

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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.