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Nari (Korean Name)
Nari, also spelled Naree, is a Korean feminine given name. Unlike most Korean names, which are composed of two Sino-Korean roots each written with one hanja, "Nari" is an indigenous Korean name: a single word meaning "lily". It is one of a number of such indigenous names which became more popular in South Korea in the late 20th century. People with this name include: *Naomi Nari Nam (born 1985), American figure skater of Korean descent * Na Ry (born 1985), South Korean beauty pageant winner *Naree Song (born 1986), South Korean golfer * Park Na-ri (born 1988), South Korean swimmer *Kim Na-ri (born 1990), South Korean tennis player * Jong Na-ri, North Korean swimmer, bronze medalist in synchronized swimming at the 2014 Asian Games See also *List of Korean given names *Lily (name) Lily is a feminine given name usually derived from lily, the flower. The name became particularly popular along with other flower names for girls during the 1800s and early 1900s. The lily also has asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sino-Korean Vocabulary
Sino-Korean vocabulary or Hanja-eo () refers to Korean words of Chinese origin. Sino-Korean vocabulary includes words borrowed directly from Chinese, as well as new Korean words created from Chinese characters, and words borrowed from Sino-Japanese vocabulary. Many of these terms were borrowed during the height of Chinese-language literature on Korean culture. Anywhere from 30-60 percent of Korean words are of Chinese character origin. Many of these words have also been truncated or altered for the Korean language. History The use of Chinese and Chinese characters in Korea dates back to at least 194 BCE. While Sino-Korean words were widely used during the Three Kingdoms period, they became even more popular during the Silla period. During this time, male aristocrats changed their given names to Sino-Korean names. Additionally, the government changed all official titles and place names in the country to Sino-Korean. Sino-Korean words remained popular during the Goryeo and Jos ... [...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] |
Lilium
''Lilium'' () is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. They are the true lilies. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the northern hemisphere and their range is temperate climates and extends into the subtropics. Many other plants have "lily" in their common names, but do not belong to the same genus and are therefore not true lilies. Description Lilies are tall perennials ranging in height from . They form naked or tunicless scaly underground bulbs which are their organs of perennation. In some North American species the base of the bulb develops into rhizomes, on which numerous small bulbs are found. Some species develop stolons. Most bulbs are buried deep in the ground, but a few species form bulbs near the soil surface. Many species form stem-roots. With these, the bulb grows naturally at some depth in the soil, and each ye ... [...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] |
Naomi Nari Nam
Naomi Nari Nam (born July 6, 1985) is an American former competitive figure skater who competed in both single skating and pair skating. As a single skater, she was the 1999 U.S. national silver medalist. As a pair skater, she was the 2006 Skate America bronze medalist and 2007 U.S. national bronze medalist with Themistocles Leftheris. Personal life Naomi Nari Nam was born July 6, 1985, in Anaheim, California. She is Korean American and fluent in Korean. She married Tyler Poor on August 2, 2010, in Orange County, California. The couple's son, Aiden Zachary Poor, was born in March 2011, and their daughter, Bella Tatum Poor, on April 16, 2013. Skating career Singles career Nam won the novice ladies' title at the 1997 U.S. Championships. She was awarded the pewter medal on the junior level at the 1998 U.S. Championships. Competing on the senior level, Nam won the silver medal at the 1999 U.S. Championships, behind Michelle Kwan. She subsequently received endorsements in South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na Ry
Na Ry ( born December 13, 1985) is a South Korean artist, model and beauty pageant titleholder who the winner of Miss Korea 2008 which was held in Seoul's Sejong Center for the Performing Arts. She represented Korea in the 2009 Miss Universe pageant. When she won Miss Korea 2008, Na Ry was studying applied statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ''wikt:Statistik#German, Statistik'', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of ... at Yonsei University. She plays the violin and enjoys pilates. References External links Miss Korea 2008 profileMiss Universe 2009 profile* * 1985 births Living people Miss Universe 2009 contestants South Korean female models Models from Seoul Miss Korea winners Yonsei University alumni {{Asia-pageant-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naree Song
Naree Song ( ko, 송나리, (born Naree Wongluekiet 1 May 1986) is a Korean professional golfer of Thai descent. Song's birth name was Naree Wongluekiet, and she and her identical twin sister were born in Bangkok, Thailand. Her father is South Korean and her mother is Thai. She is a South Korean citizen, and has represented Thailand in junior team competition, but she has spent much of her life in the United States. Her hometown in the United States was Bradenton, Florida. In 1999, Song was awarded the American Junior Golf Association All-American award. She competed in the U.S. Women's Open as an amateur in 2000 and she finished fortieth overall. In 2001, Song won the Kosaido Thailand Ladies Open. In 2002, she won the South Atlantic Ladies Amateur. Song attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States, where she played for the Florida Gators women's golf team in 2003. She turned professional in 2004. Song played on both the Futures Tour and the LP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Na-ri
Park Na-ri ( ko, 박 나리; born March 3, 1988) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events. She won two bronze medals, as a member of the South Korean swimming team, in the 800 m freestyle relay at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, and at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Park qualified for the women's 200 m individual medley at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining a B-standard entry time of 2:20.17. Park challenged five other swimmers on the first heat, including two-time Olympians Marina Mulyayeva Marina Vladimirovna Mulyayeva ( kz, Марина Владимировна Муляева; born April 30, 1981) is a Kazakh former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and individual medley events. She is a six-time national record holder, ... of Kazakhstan and Vered Borochovski of Israel. She edged out Iceland's Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir to a third-place sprint by more than six tenths of a second (0.60) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Na-ri
Kim Na-ri (born 4 April 1990) is a South Korean nearly inactive tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 285 in singles, achieved on 7 June 2010, and 221 in doubles, set on 20 August 2018. Kim has won five singles and 16 doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit. Playing for South Korea Fed Cup team, Kim has a win–loss record of 13–14 (singles: 3–3) in Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was chan ... competition. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups) Doubles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner-ups) External links * * * 1990 births Living people South Korean female tennis players Tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for South Korea 21st-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jong Na-ri
Jong may refer to: Surname *Chung (Korean surname), spelled Jong in North Korea *Zhong (surname), spelled Jong in the Gwoyeu Romatzyh system *Common Dutch surname "de Jong"; see ** De Jong ** De Jonge ** De Jongh *Erica Jong (born 1942), American author Given name * Jong Uichico, Filipino professional basketball head coach * Kim Jong (table tennis) (born 1989), North Korean table tennis player Locations * Jong, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran * Jong, Norway, a district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway * Jong River, a river in Sierra Leone * Pulau Jong, Singapore island Other * Mala Mala Jong, a fictional character from the animated series ''Xiaolin Showdown'' * Muk Yan Jong, a martial arts dummy * Javanese jong, a type of ancient sailing ship * Dutch for "young", e.g. ** Jong Ajax ** Jong Vlaanderen ** Jong Zuid Afrika The Afrikaner Broederbond (AB) or simply the Broederbond was an exclusively Afrikaner Calvinist and male secret society in So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synchronized Swimming At The 2014 Asian Games ...
Artistic swimming as Synchronized swimming at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center, Incheon, South Korea from September 20 to 23, 2014. Only women's events were held in three competitions. China once again dominated the competition by winning all three gold medals ahead of Japan with three silver medals. Schedule Medalists Medal table Participating nations A total of 76 athletes from 9 nations competed in artistic swimming at the 2014 Asian Games: * * * * * * * * * References External linksOfficial website {{Asian Games Artistic swimming 2014 2014 Asian Games events Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ... [...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] |
