Hye-su, also spelled Hye-soo, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning depends on the
hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 16 hanja with the reading "
hye" and 67 hanja with the reading "
su" on the
South Korean government
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's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Kim Hye-soo
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Kim bega ...
(born 1970), South Korean actress
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Park Hye-soo (born 1994), South Korean actress
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Oh Hye-soo (born 1995), South Korean actress
Fictional characters with this name include:
*Yeo Hye-su, in 2001 South Korean film ''
Bungee Jumping of Their Own
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See also
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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 sm ...
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Korean feminine given names
Feminine given names