Hyun-soo, also spelled Hyun-su, is a Korean unisex given name. Its 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 35 hanja with the reading " hyun" and 67 hanja with the reading " soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: ;Sportspeople * Lee Hyun-soo (born 1968), South Korean male fencer * Kim Hyun-su (born February 1973), South Korean male association football player, formerly of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors * Kim Hyun-soo (born March 1973), South Korean male association football player, formerly of Daegu FC *

Kang Hyun-su Kang Hyun-su (born June 16, 1984) is a North Korean football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football th ...

(born 1984), North Korean footballer in Japan's J. League Division 2 *

Viktor An Viktor An (russian: Виктор Ан; born Ahn Hyun-soo ( ko, 안현수) on November 23, 1985),. is a South Korean-born Russian Short track speed skating, short-track speed skating coach and retired short-track speed skater. With a total of e ...

(born Ahn Hyun-soo, 1985), South Korean-born Russian male short track speed skater *

Kim Hyun-soo (baseball) Hyun-soo Kim (; ; born January 12, 1988) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder for the LG Twins of the KBO League. He previously played for the Doosan Bears, and has also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore O ...

(born 1988), South Korean male baseball player, left fielder for the Doosan Bears *

Jang Hyun-soo Jang Hyun-soo (; ; born 28 September 1991) is a South Korean professional footballer who currently plays for Al-Hilal in the Saudi Professional League. Club career On 12 July 2019, Jang joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Hilal on a t ...

(born 1991), South Korean male footballer, playing for

Al-Hilal FC Al Hilal Saudi Football Club ( ar, نادي الهلال السعودي), simply known as Al Hilal, is a professional multi-sports club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their football team competes in the Saudi Professional League. They are the mo ...

(born 1993), South Korean male footballer, playing for

Iwate Grulla Morioka is a Japanese association football club based in Morioka, Iwate. It played in the inaugural season of J3 League in 2014 after winning the Tohoku Soccer League, one of the Japanese Regional Leagues, in 2013. Iwate played in the J3 until 2021, wh ...

* Hwang Hyun-soo (born 1995), South Korean male footballer, playing for

FC Seoul FC Seoul ( ko, FC 서울) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul that competes in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The club is owned by GS Sports, a subsidiary of GS Group. They play their home games ...

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Hyeon Soo Lim Hyeon Soo Lim (; born February 16, 1955) is a Canadian pastor of the Light Korean Presbyterian Church in Mississauga. He is a South Korean-born Canadian citizen. He was operating humanitarian efforts in North Korea providing tens of millions o ...

(born 1950s), South Korean-born Canadian Presbyterian pastor * Lee Hyeon-su (writer) (born 1959), South Korean writer *

Yeo Hyun-soo Yeo Hyun-soo (born September 21, 1982) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Variety show Awards References External links * * * * 1982 births Living people South Korean male film acto ...

(born 1982), South Korean actor * Zia Hyunsu Shin (born 1987), South Korean female violinist *

Shin Hyun-soo Shin Hyun-soo (born July 8, 1989) is a South Korean actor. He began his career in acting through musicals before starring in television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television se ...

(born 1989), South Korean actor *

Kim Hyun-soo (actress) Kim Hyun-soo (; born June 23, 2000) is a South Korean actress. She often starred as the younger version of female protagonist in television series such as ''Bridal Mask'' and ''My Love from the Star'', before receiving her first leading role in ...

(born 2000), South Korean actress Fictional characters with this name include: *Hyeon-su, female character in 2006 South Korean film ''

Cinderella "Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsi ...

'' *Lee Hyun-soo, male character in 2012 South Korean television series '' Shut Up Flower Boy Band'' *Park Hyun-soo, male character in 2013 South Korean television series ''

Pots of Gold ''Pots of Gold'' (; lit. ''I Summon You, Gold!'' or ''Gold, Appear!'') is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Han Ji-hye, Yeon Jung-hoon, Lee Tae-sung, Lee Soo-kyung, Baek Jin-hee, Park Seo-joon and Kim Hyung-jun. It aired on MBC fr ...

'' *Cha Hyun-soo, male character in 2020 South Korean Netflix adaptation ''

Sweet Home (TV series) ''Sweet Home'' () is a South Korean apocalyptic horror streaming television series starring Song Kang, Lee Jin-wook, and Lee Si-young. Based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan, which recorded over 2.1 bil ...

'' *Do Hyun-soo, male character in 2021 South Korea television series '' Flower of Evil''

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