Kyung-chul, also spelled Kyong-chol or Gyeong-cheol, is a Korean masculine 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, ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "

kyung Kyung, also spelled Kyoung, Gyeong, Kyeong, or Kyong, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as a single-syllable Korean given name and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As a family name The 2000 South Korean Census found 1 ...

" and 11 hanja with the reading " chul" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: * Cho Gyeong-chul (1929–2010), South Korean astronomer * Park Gyeong-cheol (born 1969), South Korean sprint canoer * Ri Kyong-chol (born 1979), North Korean long-distance runner * Lee Kyung-chul, South Korean archer * Cho Kyong-chol, North Korean Supreme People's Assembly member for Sungrisan; see 2014 North Korean parliamentary election Fictional characters with this name include: * Jang Kyung-chul, in 2010 South Korean film ''

I Saw the Devil ''I Saw the Devil'' () is a 2010 South Korean action thriller film directed by Kim Jee-woon and written by Park Hoon-jung. Starring Lee Byung-hun and Choi Min-sik, the film follows NIS agent Kim Soo-hyun (Lee), who embarks on a quest of revenge ...

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{{given name Korean masculine given names

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