Chang-ho is a

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n masculine given name.

Hanja

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. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 25 hanja with the reading "chang" and 49 hanja with the reading " ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Ways of writing this name in hanja include: * ( , ): "prosperous and large". The same characters are also one possible way of writing the

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. * ( , ): "prosperous and bright"

People

People with this name include:

Sportspeople

Kim Chang-ho Kim Chang-ho is a male former international table tennis player from North Korea. He won a bronze medal at the 1965 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Jung Kil-Hwa, Jung Ryang-Woong, Kim Jung-Sam ...

(), North Korean table tennis player *

Choi Chang-ho Chang-Ho Choi (Hangul: 최창호, Hanja: 崔昌鎬) (born February 10, 1964, in Seoul, South Korea) is a former boxer from South Korea. In 1987, Choi became the IBF Flyweight champion with an 11-round KO win over Dodie Boy Peñalosa in Quezon Ci ...

(born 1964), South Korean boxer * Song Chang-ho (born 1986), South Korean football midfielder *

Lee Chang-ho (baseball) Lee Chang-ho (Hangul: 이창호, Hanja: 李彰浩; born March 9, 1987, in Uiwang) is a South Korean relief pitcher who plays for the LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed. External links Career statist ...

(born 1987), South Korean baseball player *

Lee Chang-ho (footballer) Lee Chang-ho (; born 4 May 1989) is a South Korean footballer who plays as midfielder for Hwaseong FC in K League Challenge. Career Club career He was selected by Gyeongnam FC in 2010 K-League Draft. International career He was called to ...

(born 1989), South Korean football midfielder *

Ri Chang-ho Ri Chang-ho (born 4 January 1990) is a North Korean professional footballer who plays as a defender. Honours Rimyongsu * AFC President's Cup runner-up: 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and p ...

(born 1990), North Korean football defender

Other

Ahn Changho Ahn Changho, sometimes An Chang-ho (; , November 9, 1878 – March 10, 1938) was a Korean independence activist and one of the early leaders of the Korean-American immigrant community in the United States. He is also referred to by his pen na ...

(1878–1938), Korean independence activist *

Cho Chang-ho (soldier) Cho Chang-ho (; October 2, 1930 – November 19, 2006) was a South Korean military officer. He served South Korea, during the Korean War. Cho Chang-ho is known as the first South Korean POW to escape from North Korea after the Korean Armistic ...

(1930–2006), South Korean soldier held prisoner in North Korea for 43 years *

Bae Chang-ho Bae Chang-ho (born May 16, 1953) is a South Korean director and screenwriter. Filmography *''People of Kkobang Neighborhood'' (1982) - director, screenwriter *''Iron Men'' (1983) - director, screenwriter *''Flower on the Equator'' (1983) - dir ...

(born 1953), South Korean film director *

Chung Chang-ho Chung Chang-ho () is a South Korean judge who has been serving judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC), serving since 2015. He is the second South Korean to serve in the chambers of the Court, following former president Song Sang-hyun. Edu ...

(born 1967), South Korean judge on the International Criminal Court *

Kim Chang-ho (climber) Kim Chang-ho ( ko, 김창호) (born 15 September 1969, died 11 October 2018), was a South Korean high altitude mountain climber, and at the time of his death in 2018, was considered Korea's strongest ever alpine and Himalayan climber. In 2012, ...

(1969–2018), South Korean mountain climber *

Cho Chang-ho (film director) Cho Chang-ho (born 1972) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Cho wrote and directed ''The Peter Pan Formula'' (2006) and ''Lovers Vanished'' (2010). Career Born in 1972 in Hongcheon County, Cho Chang-ho studied film directing at t ...

(born 1972), South Korean film director *

Lee Chang-ho Lee Chang-ho ( ko, 이창호; born 29 July 1975 in Jeonju, North Jeolla) is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank. He is regarded by many as the best Go player of the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was a student of Cho Hun ...

(born 1975), South Korean professional Go player

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