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Jung-ho
Jeong-ho, Jung-ho, or Jong-ho is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 75 hanja with the reading " jeong" and 49 hanja with the reading " ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Jung-ho was a popular name for baby boys in South Korea in the mid-20th century, coming in fifth place in 1950, rising to fourth place in 1960, and falling to seventh place in 1970. People with this name include: *Kim Jeong-ho (1804–1866?), Joseon Dynasty geographer and cartographer *Jung-Ho Pak (born 1962), American symphony conductor *Hong Jeong-ho (born 1974), South Korean handball player *Lee Jung-ho (born 1981), South Korean football player *Kang Jung-ho (born 1987), South Korean baseball player *Hong Jeong-ho (born 1989), South Korean football player See also *List of Korean given names This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Jung-ho
Jung-ho Kang ( ko, 강정호; ; born April 5, 1987) is a South Korean professional baseball third baseman for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League. He previously played in the KBO League for the Hyundai Unicorns and Nexen Heroes. He also played for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. Early life While attending Gwangju Jeil High School,Keh, Andrew"School Spirit May Be Metaphysical for South Korean Baseball Players,"''New York Times'' (October 2, 2015). Kang's main position was catcher. In , Kang was selected for the South Korean national under-18 team as a third baseman and was part of the team that won bronze at the World Junior Baseball Championship. In , Kang helped Gwangju Jeil High School win the Golden Lion Flag Championship, winning the Outstanding Pitcher Award and the RBI title. Professional career Hyundai Unicorns Kang was drafted by the Hyundai Unicorns in the second round of the 2006 Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) First-Year Player Draft. Kang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung (Korean Given Name)
Jung, also spelled Jeong or Jong, Chung, Chong is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 84 hanja with the reading "''jung''" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. People People with the single-syllable given name Jeong include: *Jeong of Balhae (died 812), seventh King of Balhae * Yi Chong (1541–1622), Joseon Dynasty male painter *Heo Jeong (1896–1988), Korean male independence activist and South Korean politician *Ken Jeong (born 1969), American comedian and actor * Kang Jeong (born 1971), South Korean male poet * Suh Jung (born 1972), South Korean actress *Jang Jeong (born 1980), South Korean female golfer *Choi Jeong (born 1987), South Korean male baseball player *Kim Jong (table tennis) (born 1989), North Korean female table tennis player * Choi Jeong (Go player) (born 1996), South Korean female go pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho (Korean Name)
Ho is a Korean family name, a single-syllable masculine Korean given name, and an element in two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Family name As a family name, Ho may be written with three different hanja. Those with the family name meaning " retinue" () may belong to one of four different ''bon-gwan'': *Naju, Jeollanam-do * Boan, Buan, Jeollabuk-do * Baekcheon, Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do *Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do The 2000 South Korean census found 6,106 people with these family names. Given name There are 49 hanja with the reading "ho" (with variant forms of three of them) on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; common ones are listed in the table at right. People with the single-syllable given name Ho include: *Kim Ho (born 1944), South Korean football manager *Im Ho (born 1970), South Korean actor * Lim Ho (footballer) (born 1979), South Korean football striker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Jung-ho
Lee Won-young (Hangul: 이원영; born 13 March 1981) is a South Korea footballer who plays for K4 League side Goyang KH. In 2013, he was renamed from Lee Jung-ho to Lee Won-young. He has played for formerly Pohang Steelers, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Jeju United, Saudi Arabia side Al-Ittifaq and Thai team Pattaya United Pattaya United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลพัทยา ยูไนเต็ด) was a Thai football club based in Pattaya, Chonburi Province. Defunct after the 2018 season, the club was renamed to Samut Prakan Ci .... Club career statistics (Busan IPark) ''As of 5 November 2016'' External links * * Lee Jung-Ho statistics in Saudi Arabia 1981 births Living people Men's association football defenders South Korean men's footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers Pohang Steelers players Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players Jeju United FC players Busan IPark players Al-Ettifaq FC players Lee Won-young K Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Korean Given Names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a small number of one-syllable names. Originally, there was no legal limitation on the length of names, but since 1993, regulations in South Korea have prohibited the registration of given names longer than five syllable blocks, in response to some parents giving their children extremely long names such as the 16-syllable Haneulbyeollimgureumhaennimbodasarangseureouri (). Lists of hanja for names are illustrative, not exhaustive. Names by common first and second syllables G or k (ㄱ), n (ㄴ), d (ㄷ) M (ㅁ), b (ㅂ) S (ㅅ) Vowels and semivowels (ㅇ) J (ㅈ) and ch (ㅊ) T (ㅌ) and h (ㅎ) Native Korean names ''Goyueo ireum'' are Korean given names which come from native Korean vocabulary, rather than Sino-Korean root ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, which can be written with Hanja, and (, ) refers to Classical Chinese writing, although "Hanja" is also sometimes used to encompass both concepts. Because Hanja never underwent any major reforms, they are mostly resemble to ''kyūjitai'' and traditional Chinese characters, although the stroke orders for some characters are slightly different. For example, the characters and as well as and . Only a small number of Hanja characters were modified or are unique to Korean, with the rest being identical to the traditional Chinese characters. By contrast, many of the Chinese characters currently in use in mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore have been simplified, and contain fewer strokes than the corresponding Hanja characters. In Japan, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Jeong-ho
Kim Jeong-ho (pen name Gosanja; ‘the guy of old mountain’ 1804–1866?) was a Korean geographer and cartographer. He was born in Hwanghaedo. It is believed that he walked the entire length and breadth of the Korean peninsula, through mountain and valley, in order to research and compile his ''magnum opus'', the '' Daedongyeojido,'' (대동여지도, 大東輿地圖) a map of Korea that was published in 1861, from which a single-sheet version, the '' Daedongyeojijeondo'' (대동여지전도 大東與地全圖), was subsequently made. The events surrounding Kim's death are obscure. Following the publication of a later version of the ''Daedongyeojido'' in 1866, Kim is not heard from again. The document from the Governor-General of Korea asserts that the Korean regent Daewongun, upon viewing the later version of Kim's great map, became incensed by its inclusion of details of a sensitive nature critical to national defense. According to the document, the Daewongun had Kim arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung-Ho Pak
Jung-Ho Pak (born February 4, 1962 in Burlingame, California) is an American conducting, symphony conductor. He was Artistic Director of the San Diego Symphony and of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, of which he is now Conductor Emeritus. He was Music Director of the Diablo Ballet and the NEXT Generation Chamber Orchestra. He was the artistic director of the now-defunct Orchestra Nova San Diego. Pak has guest conducted internationally. He is the Director of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, and is a former musical director of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and the director of orchestras at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Education Pak began studying the piano at age 6. Three years later, he was awarded a scholarship to the San Francisco Conservatory and enrolled in a college music theory class. He began studying clarinet at age 11, and played in multiple bands and orchestras into college. *Graduated Lynbrook High School, San Jose, (1980) *B. A., Music, University of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Jeong-ho (handballer)
Hong Jeong-Ho (born May 6, 1974 in Jeju Province, South Korea) is a retired South Korean team handball player, Olympic and World champion. She is now based in Seoul and is involved in youth handball and also an expert commentator on TV. International career She received gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, playing for the Korean national team."1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Handball" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 23, 2008) She received a silver medal at the in |
Hong Jeong-ho
Hong Jeong-ho (, or ; born 12 August 1989) is a South Korean association football, footballer who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as a centre-back. His brother Hong Jeong-nam is also a footballer. Club career On 1 September 2013, Hong Jeong-ho transferred to FC Augsburg from Jeju United FC, Jeju United for a fee estimated around €2 million. He signed a four-year contract which will keep him at the club until 2017. Implication in 2011 match-fixing scandal During the 2011 K-League season, Hong was accused of being involved in the 2011 South Korean football betting scandal and was held out of a league match during the investigation. Although the investigation discovered that gangs had deposited 4 million won unsolicited into Hong's bank account, he had later returned the funds and was cleared of wrongdoing. Subsequently, Hong was declared eligible for league and national team matches. Career statistics International goals :''Scores and results list South Korea's goal tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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