Sian 시안

Sian is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 시안. 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 1,298 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Sian, Si-an. They are all 시안.

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.

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

Hanja used for Sian

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.

시59 characters can be used

  • 是this, right이 시/옳을 시
  • 時time때 시
  • 施bestow, grant베풀 시
  • 始beginning, first비로소 시
  • 詩poem시 시
  • 示show, display보일 시
  • 視see, look볼 시
  • 市market저자 시

안22 characters can be used

  • 妟peaceful, stable편안할 안
  • 安peace, comfort편안 안
  • 眼eye눈 안
  • 案desk, table책상 안
  • 顔face낯 안
  • 按press down누를 안
  • 岸hill언덕 안
  • 晏late늦을 안

Names sharing a syllable

Sian 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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