Sian in Korean 샨
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Sian as 샨: one syllable, said syan. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Sian letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
It's a single syllable in Korean, so say it in one short beat: syan.
How Koreans would call you
One syllable is short for Korea, where given names are almost always two, so 샨 stands out and is easy to remember. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 샨이 왔어 ("Sian's here").
Why it's spelled 샨
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 시앤, but Korean media write 샨, because the name is written the way it sounds in Welsh, not the way it's spelled.
- It is a Welsh name, and Welsh spelling has its own rules: si before a vowel is a sh sound. Korean writes the Welsh sound.
Type Sian on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 샨 is the jamo ㅅㅑㄴ, typed with the keys tis. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Sian in Korean?
Sian is written 샨 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: syan). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Welsh pronunciation. In Hangul it has one syllable: 샨.
How do you pronounce Sian in Korean?
Say it syan, with one short beat. It's a single syllable in Korean, so say it in one short beat: syan.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.