Sangyun 상윤

Sangyun is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 상윤. Like most Korean names it can also be written in hanja, and the characters chosen decide what it means — the same sound can be written 1,320 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Sangyun, Sang-yun. They are all 상윤.

Five Elements (Ohaeng)

In Korean naming tradition each syllable carries an element, decided by the consonant it starts with. This is what a name sounds like in terms of energy.

  • 상 (starts with ㅅ)→Metalclarity, resolve, refinement
  • 윤 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together

Hanja used for Sangyun

These are hanja characters legally registrable for each syllable, with their dictionary meanings. A parent picks one character per syllable, and that combination becomes the written meaning of the name.

상44 characters can be used

  • 上upper, above윗 상
  • 相mutual서로 상
  • 常constant, always떳떳할 상/항상 상
  • 象elephant코끼리 상
  • 尙still, yet오히려 상
  • 商measure, trade헤아릴 상/장사 상
  • 嘗taste맛볼 상
  • 喪lose잃을 상

윤30 characters can be used

  • 尹govern다스릴 윤
  • 潤moisten, glossy불을 윤/윤택할 윤
  • 允eldest, truly맏 윤/진실로 윤
  • 昀sunlight햇빛 윤
  • 胤succeed이을 윤
  • 沇flow흐를 윤
  • 鈗weapon병기 윤
  • 玧earplug bead귀막이 구슬 윤

Names sharing a syllable

Sangyun belongs to someone else. Yours is drawn from your own birth chart — the four pillars of your birth date and hour decide which elements your name should carry.

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