Seong-hui

For the Korean given name spelled 승희, see Seung-hee.

Seong-hui

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盛希 and others

Revised Romanization| Seong-hui
McCune–Reischauer| Sŏnghŭi
IPA| /sʰʌŋʝi/

Seong-hui or Sung-hee, also spelled Song-hui in North Korea,[1] is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and 24 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[2]

People with this name include:

Entertainers

* Jo Sung-hee (born 1978), South Korean male film director
* Bada (singer) (born Choi Sung-hee, 1980), South Korean female singer
* Ja Mezz (born Kim Sung-hee, 1989), South Korean male rapper
* Ko Sung-hee (born 1990), South Korean actress

Sportspeople

* Kim Song-hui (speed skater) (born 1965), North Korean male speed skater
* Kim Song-hui (table tennis) (born 1968), North Korean male table tennis player
* Hong Seong-hui (born 1969), South Korean female rhythmic gymnast
* Park Sung-hee (born 1975), South Korean female tennis player
* Ri Song-hui (born 1978), North Korean female weightlifter
* Kim Song-hui (footballer) (born 1987), North Korean female footballer
* Han Sung-hee (born 1990), South Korean female tennis player

Others

* Baek Sung-hee (born 1970), South Korean female molecular geneticist
* Yoon Sung-hee (born 1973), South Korean female writer

## See also

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* List of Korean given names
* Sung-Hi Lee (이승희; I Seung-hui; born 1970), South Korean female model
* Ryo Song-hui (려송희; Ryeo Song-hui; born 1994), North Korean female ice hockey player

## References

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1. ^ However, in both Revised Romanization of Korean and the North's official modified McCune–Reischauer system, "Song-hui" is also the spelling of another given name 송희 (/sʰoŋʝi/, with a closed rather than open-mid back unrounded vowel in the first syllable). See "[런던2012]'2골 작렬' 북한 女축구선수는 김성희? 김송희?" [London 2012: is North Korea's 'two-goal explosion' women's footballer Kim Seong-hui? Kim Song-hui?]. JoongAng Ilbo. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
2. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 23. Retrieved 2013-10-17.

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