成
성씨
이룰 성 · to accomplish
📖 Origin of the Hanja
The hanja "成" combines 戈 (halberd) + 丁 (nail) → to forge a weapon → "to accomplish". Changnyeong Seong descends from Seong In-bo of Goryeo. Seong Sam-mun (1418-1456) was one of the Six Martyred Subjects who plotted to restore the deposed king Danjong.
🏯 Main Clans (Bongwan)
창녕 성씨
※ Bongwan refers to the ancestral home where the founder settled. Same surname, different bongwan = different clan branch.
🌟 Famous Figures
조선
성삼문
사육신 — 단종 복위 시도 (1418~1456)
조선
성호이익
실학자 (1681~1763)
근현대
성동일
배우
"成: to forge complete — to accomplish, hammer to the end."
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