Soon-hee, also spelled Sun-hui, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 31 hanja with the reading "soon" and 24 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] According to South Korean government data, it was the ninth-most popular name for newborn girls in Korea in 1940.[2]

Soon-hee
Hangul
순희
Hanja
and others
Revised RomanizationSun-hui
McCune–ReischauerSunhŭi

People with this name include

Fictional characters with this name include:

  • Kim Soon-hee, female protagonist in 1980s North Korean film series Unsung Heroes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.