Si-won, also spelled Shi-won, is a South Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 56 hanja with the reading "shi"[1] and 47 hanja with the reading "won"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. It also means "cool" from the adjective "Shiwon-hada" in Korean.[3][4][5]

Si-won
Pronunciation/ʃi.wʌn/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
Meaningdifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingShi-won, See-won
Si-won
Hangul
시원
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationSi-won
McCune–ReischauerSiwŏn
IPA[ɕiwʌn]

People

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People with this name include:

  • Ryu Si-won (born 1972), South Korean actor and singer
  • Choi Si-won (born 1986), South Korean actor and singer, member of boy band Super Junior
  • Lee Si-won (born 1987), South Korean actress

Fictional characters

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Fictional characters with this name include:

  • Sung Shi-won, female character in 2012 South Korean television series Reply 1997
  • Park Shi-won, female character in 2017 South Korean film The Discloser
  • Park Shi-won, male character in 2018 South Korean television series A Poem a Day
  • Park Si-won, female character in 2019 South Korean television series Spring Turns to Spring
  • Lee Shi-won, female character in 2019 South Korean television series Failing in Love [ko]

See also

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References

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