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Ki-woo
Ki-woo is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 68 hanja with the reading " ki" and 42 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. People with this name include: *Lee Ki-woo Lee Ki-woo (born October 23, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in '' The Classic'' (2003), '' Tale of Cinema'' (2005), ''A Love to Kill'' (2005), ''Flower Boy Ramyun Shop'' (2011), '' Rain or Shine'' (2017–2018), an ... (born 1981), South Korean actor See also * List of Korean given names References {{given name Korean masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Ki-woo
Lee Ki-woo (born October 23, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in '' The Classic'' (2003), ''Tale of Cinema'' (2005), ''A Love to Kill'' (2005), ''Flower Boy Ramyun Shop'' (2011), '' Rain or Shine'' (2017–2018), and ''My Liberation Notes'' (2022). Personal life Lee enlisted for his mandatory military service Conscription (also called the draft in the United States) is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and it continues in some countries to the present day un ... on November 9, 2009, and after 22 months of active duty at the Armed Forces Seoul Hospital, he was discharged on September 1, 2011. Relationship and marriage On August 23, 2022, Lee's agency announced that he is getting married to his non-celebrity girlfriend in September in Jeju Island. They married in a private ceremony on September 24, 2022 in some place on Jeju Island, where only family me ... [...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] |
Woo (Korean Given Name)
Woo, also spelled Wu, or U, is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As a given name the meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 64 hanja with the reading "''woo''" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. As a given name Single syllable People with the single-syllable given name ''Woo'', or ''Wu'', ''U'' include: * Ch'oe U (1166–1249), military leader of Goryeo * Wang U (1079–1122), the personal name of King Yejong of Goryeo * Wang U (1365–1389), the personal name of King U of Goryeo * Yi U (1912–1945), member of the Korean Imperial household and grandson of Emperor Gojong * Park Woo (born 1972), South Korean wrestler First syllable ;Masculine * Woo-jin * Woo-sung ;Unisex * Woo-young Second syllable ;Masculine * Byung-woo * Chang-woo * Chul-woo * Hyun-woo, 5th place in 1980, 2nd place in 1990, 3rd place in 2008, 5th place in 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic of Korea) comprising its southern half. Korea consists of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and several minor islands near the peninsula. The peninsula is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast. It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan (East Sea). During the first half of the 1st millennium, Korea was divided between three states, Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, together known as the Three Kingdoms of Korea. In the second half of the 1st millennium, Silla defeated and conquered Baekje and Goguryeo, leading to the "Unified Silla" period. Meanwhile, Balhae formed in the north, superseding former Goguryeo. Unified Silla eventually collapsed into three separate states due to ... [...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] |
Ki (Korean Name)
Ki (기), also romanized as Gi or Kee, is a Korean family name. According to the 2000 census, there were 26,679 people with this surname in South Korea. * Gi Dae-seung (1527–1572), Confucian scholar * Gi Ja-heon (1562–1624), politician, Yeonguijeong (Prime Minister) of Joseon * Ki Tae-young (b. 1978), actor (''Creating Destiny'', '' Living in Style'' and '' Make Your Wish'') * Ki Hyun-seo (b. 1984), football player for Gyeongnam FC and Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard FC * Ki Bo-bae (b. 1988), archer, gold medalist at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics * Ki Sung-yueng (b. 1989), football player for Newcastle United, former international for South Korea * LilyPichu (Lily Ki) (b. 1991), American internet personality, musician, and voice actress, member of OfflineTV * Ki Do-hoon (b. 1995), actor and model (''Arthdal Chronicles'' and '' Once Again'') * Ki Hui-hyeon (b. 1995), singer and member of K-pop band DIA See also * List of Korean family names This is a list of Korean sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Masculine Given Names
Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ..., known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language **See also: North–South differences in the Korean language Places * Korean Peninsula, a peninsula in East Asia * Korea, a region of East Asia * North Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea * South Korea, the Republic of Korea Other uses *Korean Air, flag carrier and the largest airline of South Korea See also *Korean War, 1950–1953 war between North Korea and South Korea *Names of Korea, various country names used in international contexts *History of Korea, the history of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
