Jung-hee, also spelled as Jeong-hee, Jeong-hui, Chung-hee, or in North Korea as Jong-hui, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 65 hanja with the reading "

jung Carl Gustav Jung ( ; ; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Jung's work has been influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philo ...

" and 25 hanja with the reading "

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" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Jung-hee was the fourth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1950, falling to sixth place by 1960. People with this name include:

Artists, scholars, and writers

* Kim Jeong-hui (1786–1856), Joseon Dynasty male calligrapher * Choe Jeong-hui (1912–1990), South Korean female writer * Moon Chung-hee (born 1947), South Korean female poet *

Oh Jung-hee O Jeonghui (born November 9, 1947) () is a South Korean writer. Life O Jeonghui was born in Seoul, South Korea on November 9, 1947. She attended the Sorabol Art College from which she received her B.A. in creative writing in 1968. O Jeonghui ...

(born 1947), South Korean female writer *

Cheon Jung-hee Jung Hee Cheon is a South Korean cryptographer and mathematician whose research interest includes computational number theory, cryptography, and information security. He is one of the inventors of braid cryptography, one of group-based crypt ...

, South Korean male mathematician *

Chunghee Sarah Soh Chunghee Sarah Soh or Sarah Soh is an American professor of Anthropology at San Francisco State University. She is a sociocultural anthropologist who specializes in issues of women, gender, sexuality. Her book '' The Comfort Women: Sexual Viol ...

, South Korean-born American sociocultural anthropologist

Entertainers

* Yoon Jeong-hee (born Son Mi-ja, 1944), South Korean actress * Jang Jung-hee (born 1958), South Korean actress * Moon Jung-hee (born 1976), South Korean actress * Yoon Jung-hee (born 1980), South Korean actress *Lee Jung-hee (born 1981), stage name Lee Jung, South Korean singer * Lim Jeong-hee (born 1981), South Korean female R&B singer

Politicians

* Park Chung Hee (1917–1979), South Korean male general and politician, leader of South Korea from 1963 until his death *

Lee Jung-hee Lee Jung-hee (; born December 22, 1969) is a South Korean politician, lawyer and activist. 18th member of the National Assembly of South Korea. She was one of the candidates for the 2012 presidential election. Biography Early years Lee ...

(born 1969), South Korean female lawyer and politician

Sportspeople

(born 1965), South Korean female gymnast *

Park Jeong-hui Park Jeong-hui (born 3 October 1966) is a South Korean judoka. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Park attended Keisung High School, and competed for his school at the 22nd President's Cup Judo Championsh ...

(born 1966), South Korean male judoka *

Park Jung-hee (sport shooter) Park Jung-hee (born 10 October 1967) is a South Korean sport shooter who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 an ...

(born 1967), South Korean male sport shooter *

Park Chung-hee (handballer) Park Chung-hee (born April 10, 1975), also spelled as Park Jeong-hui, is a South Korean handball player who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known ...

(born 1975), South Korean female handball player *

Ri Jong-hui Ri Jong-hui (born 20 August 1975) is a North Korean women's international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. She is a member of the North Korea women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2 ...

(born 1975), North Korean female football goalkeeper *

Ji Jung-hee Ji or JI may refer to: Names and titles * Ji (surname), the pinyin romanization of a number of distinct Chinese surnames * Ji (Korean name), a Korean surname and element in given names (including lists of people with the name) * -ji, an honorific ...

(born 1985), South Korean female volleyball player * Cho Jung-hui (), North Korean female table tennis player

Others

Lee Jeonghee Lee Jeonghee (; born 23 February 1963) is a South Korean abacus master. She is the only known soroban abacus master to have reached the eleventh dan. She is also known as Abacus Master (주산왕) in South Korea. Biography Lee began training w ...

(born 1963), South Korean female abacus master * Chun Jung-hee (born 1983), South Korean male professional computer game player

Fictional characters

*Ryeon Jung-hee, female character portrayed by Jeon Ji-hyun in 2013 South Korean film '' The Berlin File''

References

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