Byung is a Latin-alphabet spelling of a common syllable in
Korean given name
A Korean name (Hangul: ; Hanja: ) consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language, ''ireum'' or ''seongmyeong'' usually refers to the family name (''seo ...
s. The meaning differs based on the
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.
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used. There are 17 hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; the most common ones are listed in the table at right.
Names which begin with this syllable include:
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Byung-chul
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Byung-hee
Byung-hee is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "byung" and 24 hanja with the reading "Hee (Korean name), hee" on the South Korean government's ...
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Byung-ho
Byung-ho, also spelled Byong-ho or Pyong-ho, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "byung" and 49 hanja with the reading "ho (Korean na ...
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Byung-hoon
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Byung-hun
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Byung-joon
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Byung-woo
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Byung-wook
References
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Korean given names