Byung-wook is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends 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.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "
byung
Byung is a Latin-alphabet spelling of a common syllable in Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used. There are 17 hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given nam ...
" and 11 hanja with the reading "wook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Ri Byong-uk (born 1954), North Korean boxer
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Ko Byung-wook (born 1992), South Korean football forward
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Lee Byungwook, South Korean scientist, author of the biological sequence patent database
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See also
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List of Korean given names
References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names