Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Korean Scripts 시연(Korean Hangul) 始姸, 時姸, 詩姸, etc.(Korean Hanja) Pronounced Pron. /ɕi.jʌn/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Korean 始 (si) meaning "begin, start", 時 (si) meaning "time, era, season" or 詩 (si) meaning "poetry, poem, verse" combined with 姸 (yeon) meaning "beautiful". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.