善花 (Shànhuā) · Seonhwa / Sonhwa

Meanings

1 Seonhwa / Sonhwa
2 occasionally used as a Chinese given name; most famously Princess Seonhwa of Silla, the legendary 7th-century Korean princess in the Seodong-yo love story

About Princess Seonhwa

历史人物 historical figure

Princess of Silla in the Korean legend of 薯童谣 (Seodong-yo): a youth from Baekje spreads a song saying she meets him at night, she is banished, and he marries her and later becomes King Mu of Baekje.

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

韩剧里的女主角叫善花。

Hánjù lǐ de nǚzhǔjué jiào Shànhuā.

The heroine of the Korean drama is named Seonhwa.

HSK 7-9

善花公主的传说在韩国家喻户晓。

Shànhuā gōngzhǔ de chuánshuō zài Hánguó jiāyù-hùxiǎo.

The legend of Princess Seonhwa is known to every household in Korea.

Tips

history

Legend makes her the youngest sister of 善德女王 (Queen Seondeok), Silla's first reigning queen. A 2009 find at 弥勒寺 (Mireuksa) in Iksan clouded the tale: an inscription there names the queen who founded the temple as a Baekje noble's daughter.

memory

善 (good, virtuous) + 花 (flower) - 'virtuous flower', a graceful name. The same hanzi work as both Korean Hanja and Chinese characters; the Korean reading is Seonhwa, Mandarin reading is Shànhuā.