Ji-won, also spelled Jee-won, is a

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

n unisex given name. 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 61 hanja with the reading "'' ji''" and 46 hanja with the reading "''

won Won may refer to: *The Korean won from 1902–1910 *South Korean won, the currency of the Republic of Korea *North Korean won, the currency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea * Won (Korean surname) * Won (Korean given name) * Won Buddhis ...

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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include:

Entertainers

Do Ji-won Do Ji-won ( ko, 도지원; born February 14, 1966) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Ladies of the Palace'' (2001), ''Punch Lady'' (2007), and '' Smile Again'' (2010). Career Upon her graduation as a dance major fro ...

(born 1968), South Korean actress *

Ye Ji-won Ye Ji-won (born February 1, 1973) is a South Korean actress. Career She is best known for her leading role in the hit sitcom ''Old Miss Diary'', and her more serious turns in Hong Sang-soo Hong Sang-soo (홍상수, born 25 October 1960) is ...

(born 1973), South Korean actress *

Uhm Ji-won Uhm Ji-won (born December 25, 1977) is a South Korean actress. Career Uhm Ji-won made her acting debut in the late 1990s, and after an early role in the Korean tokusatsu series ''Vectorman'', went on to appear in a number of films and televi ...

(born 1977), South Korean actress *

Eun Ji-won Eun Ji-won Hangul: 은지원, Hanja: 殷志源, (born June 8, 1978) is a South Korean rapper and entertainer. He is the leader of the first generation idol group Sechs Kies (젝스키스). He is recognized as an ancestor of the K-pop world, pav ...

(born 1978), South Korean male rapper *

Ha Ji-won Jeon Hae-rim (; born 28 June 1978), better known by her stage name Ha Ji-won () is a South Korean actress. She is best known for the historical dramas '' Damo'' (2003), ''Hwang Jini'' (2006), and '' Empress Ki'' (2013), as well as the melodra ...

(born Jeon Hae-rim, 1978), South Korean actress * Jang Ji-won (born 1979), South Korean female taekwondo practitioner *

Wang Ji-won Wang Ji-won (born November 12, 1988) is a South Korean actress and ballet dancer. Career Wang trained with the Royal Ballet School in England and studied Dance at the Korea National University of Arts, she was a member of the Korea National Ball ...

(born 1988), South Korean actress and ballet dancer *

Yang Ji-won Yang Ji-won (born 1949) is a professor in Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) and CEO of ABC (Advanced Biomass R&D Center), which is a key research institutes for biofu ...

(born 1988), South Korean singer and actress *

Kim Ji-won (actress) Kim Ji-won (; born October 19, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She gained attention through her roles in television series ''The Heirs'' (2013) and '' Descendants of the Sun'' (2016) before taking on leading roles in ''Fight for My Way'' (2017 ...

(born 1992), South Korean actress * Zior Park (born Park Ji-won, 1994), South Korean rapper *

Bobby (rapper) Kim Ji-won (; born December 21, 1995), known by his stage name Bobby () is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and member of iKon under YG Entertainment. In 2016, he formed a sub-unit with Mino under the name MOBB. He is best known for fini ...

(born Kim Ji-won, 1995), South Korean rapper, member of boy group iKon

Sportspeople

* Kim Ji-won (boxer) (born 1959), South Korean male boxer *

Woo Ji-won Woo Ji-won (born 2 April 1973) is a South Korean retired professional basketball player. He played for three different teams over a fourteen-year career, the longest of which was spent at Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus, who retired his number 10 shi ...

(born 1973), South Korean male basketball player * Jang Ji-won (born 1979), South Korean female taekwondo practitioner * Han Ji-won (born 1994), South Korean male football midfielder (K-League Classic) *

Seo Jee-won Seo Jee-won (born April 13, 1994 in Seoul) is a South Korean freestyle skier specializing in moguls. Seo competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for South Korea. She placed 24th in the first qualifying round in the moguls, failing to advance. In ...

(born 1994), South Korean female freestyle skier *

Kim Ji-won (badminton) Kim Ji-won (Hangul: 김지원; born 26 February 1995) is a South Korean badminton player. Kim and her national teammates won the 2013 Suhadinata Cup after beating the Indonesian junior team in the final round of the mixed team event. She also ...

(born 1995), South Korean female badminton player

Others

Bak Jiwon (born 1737) Bak Jiwon (; 1737–1805), styled Yeonam (, 'Rock of swallow'), was a philosopher and novelist in the late Joseon dynasty. He has been regarded as one of the greatest thinkers of the so-called "Practical Learning (silhak)" movement. Park Jiwon b ...

, Joseon Dynasty male philosopher *

Park Ji-weon Park Ji-weon (born 11 July 1934) was elected as a member of 13th National Assembly of South Korea as Democratic Justice Party The Democratic Justice Party (; DJP) was the ruling party of South Korea from 1981 to 1988. History Chun had be ...

(born 1934), South Korean male politician, member of the 13th National Assembly (1988–1992) *

Park Jie-won Park Jie-won(; born 5 June 1942) is a South Korean politician who served as Director of the National Intelligence Service. He was the chief presidential secretary to President Kim Dae-jung, and served as the Minister of Ministry of Culture, ...

(born 1942), South Korean male politician, Minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism under Kim Dae-jung *

Kim Chi-won Kim Jiwon (; November 10, 1943 – January 30, 2013) was a South Korean writer. Life Kim Jiwon was raised in a literary family. She was born in 1943 in Gyeonggi Province to Choe Jeong-hui, one of the most popular female Korean writers in the t ...

(1943–2013), South Korean female writer * Yang Ji-won (academic) (born 1949), South Korean male chemistry professor * Vittoria Yeo (Korean name Yeo Ji-won, born 1980), South Korean operatic soprano

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