Dong-seok, also spelled Dong-suk or Tong-sok, 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 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 20 hanja with the reading " seok" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. People with this name include: *

Dong-Suk Kang Dong-Suk Kang (born April 28, 1954) is a South Korean violinist. Biography Kang was born in Seoul, and played his first concert at the age of eight. He went to New York in 1967 to study at the Juilliard School and completed his education with Iva ...

(born 1954), South Korean violinist *

Kang Dong-suk Kang Dong-suk (; born May 25, 1969; Donald Kang) is a yachtsman and adventurer from South Korea. On June 8, 1997, he became the first Korean to sail around the world single-handedly, when he completed a circumnavigation on a 30-foot (9.2-meter ...

(born 1969), South Korean yachtsman *

Ma Dong-seok Ma Dong-seok (born Lee Dong-seok on March 1, 1971), also known as Don Lee, is a South Korean–American actor. With his breakout performance in '' Train to Busan'' and subsequent leading roles, he has become one of South Korea's most successful ...

(born 1971), South Korean actor *

Park Dong-suk Park Dong-Suk (; born May 3, 1984) is a South Korean football player who recently played for FC Seoul, then known as Anyang LG Cheetahs and Gwangju Sangmu FC (military service). Club career statistics ''As of end of 2008 File:2008 Events C ...

(born 1984), South Korean football player * Kim Dong-suk (born 1987), South Korean football player Fictional characters with this name include: *Kang Dong-seok, in 1995 South Korean television series '' Asphalt Man''

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