What is "soo-hyun"

Soo-hyun, also spelled Su-hyeon or Su-hyun, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 67 hanja with the reading " soo" and 35 hanja with the reading " hyun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include:

Entertainers

• Kim Su-hyeon (born 1970), South Korean actor
• Hong Soo-hyun (born 1981), South Korean actress
• Claudia Kim (Korean name Kim Soo-hyun, born 1985), South Korean actress
• Kim Soo-hyun (born 1988), South Korean actor
• Choo Soo-hyun (born 1988), South Korean actress
• Shin Soohyun (born 1989), South Korean male idol singer, lead singer of boy band U-KISS
• Lee Soo-hyun (born 1999), South Korean female singer, main vocals of duo Akdong Musician

Sportspeople

• Bang Soo-hyun (born 1972), South Korean female badminton player
• Kwon Soo-hyun (born 1974), South Korean women's field hockey player
• Yoon Su-hyun (born 1983), South Korean female volleyball player
• Yoo Soo-hyun (born 1986), South Korean male footballer
• Su-Hyun Oh (born 1996), South Korean-born Australian female golfer

Others

• Kim Soo-hyun (born 1943 as Kim Soon-ok), South Korean female writer