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Myung-Hee Hwang
Myung-hee, also spelled Myong-hui, Myeong-hui, or Myeong-hee, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. Hanja There are 19 hanja with the reading "myung" and 24 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Examples include: * ( ''moksum myeong'' "life"; ''bitnal hui'' "shining") * ( ''balgeul myeong'' "bright"; ''bitnal hui'' "shining") * (feminine; ''balgeul myeong'' "bright", ''yeoja hui'' "woman") People People with this name include: Sportspeople * Sim Myeong-hui (born 1925), South Korean male sport shooter * Han Myeong-hui (born 1945), South Korean female sprinter * Mo Myeong-hui (born 1963), South Korean female sprinter * Lee Myeong-hui (born 1963), South Korean female volleyball player *Chung Myung-hee (born 1964), South Korean female badminton player * Jeong Myung-hee (born 1964), South Korean female basketball p ... [...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] |
Lee Meong-hee
Lee Meong-Hee ( ko, 이 명희; born 4 July 1978) is a South Korean female volleyball player. She was part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team which competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing 8th. She participated in the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, and 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup. See also * South Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics South Korea competed as ''Korea'' at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Athletes from North Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics, North and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony under the Korean Unification Flag. 281 compe ... References 1978 births Living people South Korean women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players of South Korea Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1998 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moranbong Band
The Moranbong Band (, lit. "Tree Peony Peak Band"), also known as the Moran Hill Orchestra, is a North Korean girl group. The original members were selected by the country's supreme leader Kim Jong-un. Performing interpretive styles of pop, rock, and fusion, they are the first all-female band from the DPRK, and made their world debut on 6 July 2012. Their varied musical style has been described as symphonic because it is "putting together different kinds of sounds, and ending in a harmonious, pleasing result." The band has been referred to in the West as "North Korea's version of the Spice Girls". History The need for a modern pop band in North Korea has been attributed to the regime's necessity to please important social strata: Pyongyang elites, military and technical professionals, women, and in particular, young people. The existence of the band suggests the acceptability of fashion items such as mini-skirts and high heels for women, and their short hairstyles have become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoo Myung-hee
Yoo Myung-hee (, born 5 June 1967) was the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (South Korea)#Minister for Trade, Minister for Trade of South Korea. She was the first woman to hold the position. Over the past 25 years, she worked in various government agencies since she passed the Korean state civil servant exam in 1991. Early life and education Yoo was born in Ulsan, South Korea in 1967 when Korea was on the verge of high economic growth after having just completed its first Five-Year Plans of South Korea, 5-year Economic Development Plan (1962~1966) and had set its main economic policy on export-led growth. Her childhood dream was to become a writer due to her creative and thoughtful personality, leading her to study English literature in Seoul National University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature and an MA in Public Policy. She also holds a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2003. Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Myeong-Hee
Yu Myeong-Hee (born 5 September 1954) is a South Korean microbiologist, currently serving as the president of Korea Federation of Women's Science & Technology Associations and a principle researcher at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. In July 2010, under President Lee Myung-bak, she was appointed as an inaugural Chief Secretary to the Future Strategy Planning Office, and served until February 2013. Early life and education Yu was born in Seoul. She realized that she was interested in science and technology when she was in middle school. Yu earned her Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology from Seoul National University in 1977 and her doctorate in microbiology from University of California, Berkeley in 1982. She later worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1985. Career Scientific research After moving back to Korea, Yu worked at Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology until 2000. After tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Myung-hee
Lee Myung-hee (; born 5 September 1943) is a South Korean business magnate and the chairwoman of the Shinsegae Group. She is the youngest daughter of Lee Byung-chul, founder of the Samsung Group and the sister of the former late chairman Lee Kun-Hee. Lee became the company's chairwoman in 1997 following its separation from Samsung and is credited for growing it into the country's second-largest retailer. With an estimated net worth of $840 million she is one of the wealthiest people in South Korea and was ranked 20th on Forbes 2017 list of 50 Richest Koreans. Biography Lee was born in Uiryeong County to Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul and his first wife Park Du-eul as the youngest of eight children. She attended Ewha Girls' High School and then majored in art at Ewha Womans University before marrying. After ten years of being a homemaker Homemaking is mainly an American and Canadian term for the management of a home, otherwise known as housework, housekeeping, housewifery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Myong-hui
Hong Myong-hui or Hong Myung-hee (; July 3, 1888 – March 5, 1968) was a Korean novelist during the colonial period, and later a North Korean novelist and state official. He was born in Dongbu-ri, Goesan county, Chungcheongbuk-do, where he took part in the 3.1 Movement in 1919. In the 1920s, he served as an editor of the ''Donga Ilbo''.Hong also was part of the korean nationalist group Singanhoe which was founded in 1927. Hong founded the Democratic Independent Party with his comrades An Jae-hong, , Kim Ho, Pak Yong-hee, and Kim Won-yong on 19 October 1947. Hong became the chairman of the party. After the Korean War, he occupied various important positions in North Korea. He is buried in the Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery in Hyongjesan-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea. His grandson, Hong Sok-jung, is also a well known North Korean author. Works * ''Im Kkokjong'' (임꺽정) -historical novel based on the life of the Korean rebel Im Kkokjong (d.1562). See also *Korean lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gim Myeong-hui
Gim Myeong-hui (1788-?), also known as Kim Myeong-hui, was a calligrapher of the late Joseon Dynasty. He was born into a yangban family of the Gyeongju Gim lineage, the son of Gim No-gyeong. He passed the ''jinsa'' literary examination in 1810, and entered government service. However, he never rose above the rank of hyeon magistrate. Accompanying his father on a mission to the Qing Dynasty court in 1822, he struck up correspondences with leading Chinese calligraphers of the time, including Liu Xihai ( :zh:劉喜海). Gim's elder brother Gim Jeong-hui was also known for his calligraphy.Lee (1993), p. 124. Notes References * * See also *Korean culture *Joseon Dynasty *Korean calligraphy Korean calligraphy, also known as Seoye (), is the Korean tradition of artistic writing. Calligraphy in Korean culture involves both Hanja (Chinese logograph) and Hangul (Korean native alphabet). Early Korean calligraphy was exclusively in Ha ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Gim, Myeong Hui 19th- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Myong-hui (footballer)
Hong Myong-hui or Hong Myung-hee (born September 4, 1991,) is a North Korean footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the North Korea women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. At the club level, she played for 25 April Events Pre-1600 * 404 BC – Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade Athens and bring the Peloponnesian War to a successful conclusion. * 775 – The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against th ... in North Korea. References External links * 1991 births Living people North Korean women's footballers North Korea women's international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football goalkeepers Asian Games gold medalists for North Korea Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Footballers at the 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Myong-hui
Jon Myong-hui (born 7 August 1986) is a female North Korean football goalkeeper. She was part of the North Korea women's national football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... See also * North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics References External links * *usatoday [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Myeong-hui
Jang Myeong-hui (born 28 February 1969) is a South Korean rower. She competed in the women's double sculls event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References 1969 births Living people South Korean female rowers Olympic rowers of South Korea Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{SouthKorea-rowing-bio-stub ... [...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] |
