Shi
Pronunciation/ʃi/
Origin
Word/nameKorean
Meaningdifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingSi, Shie, Shee, Sie, Sea, See
Shi
Hangul
Hanja
, , , , and others
Revised Romanizationsi
McCune–Reischauersi
IPA[ɕi]

Shi, also spelled Si, or Shie, Shee, Sie, Sea, See, is an uncommon Korean surname, an element in two-syllable Korean given names.[1] As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 56 Hanja with the reading "shi"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

In Given names

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Given names formed with the syllable "Shi(Si)" include:

First syllable

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Masculine
Unisex
Feminine

People

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People with the first syllable Shi(Si) include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ List of Korean given names
  2. ^ "대법원 인명용 한자 : 네이버 한자사전 (NAVER Hanja dictionary)". NAVER Hanja dictionary (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-05-09.