Korean given name

시후 Sihu

The Hangul spelling identifies the pronunciation. A full-name meaning depends on the Hanja actually chosen, so compatible character meanings are kept separate instead of being collapsed into one translation.

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Meaning boundary

시후 does not have one reliable English meaning without a specific Hanja spelling. The choices below are character-level evidence and compatible readings, not a claim about any individual person’s actual spelling or intended meaning.

Reading 시

Legal Hanja recorded for 시

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Reading 후

Legal Hanja recorded for 후

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Usage history

시후 in Korean Supreme Court top-name statistics

The series records published ranked-name observations; absence from a year is not treated as zero registrations.

YearDatasetRegistrationsRank
2011Male1,443#19
2010Male1,382#20
Usage evidence

What the Court series shows for 시후

First observed

2010 is the first year this name appears in the available Court top-name series.

Peak observed year

Its highest observed yearly total is 1,443 in 2011.

Recent direction

Among the two most recent consecutive observed years, the count was higher in 2011 (1,443 vs 1,382, 4.4% higher). This describes only the published top-name series.

Compatible Hanja search space

1,116 mechanical combinations are possible across the per-syllable legal-Hanja sets shown by the engine. This is not evidence that every combination is attested, natural or recommended.

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Names sharing a Hangul syllable

These links reflect shared written syllables, not a claim that the names share a meaning or Hanja spelling.