Kyung-tae 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, wh ...
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 15 ...
" and 20 hanja with the reading "
tae" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Han Kyung-tai (born 1975), South Korean handball player
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Kim Kyung-tae (born 1986), South Korean golfer
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No Kyung-tae (born 1986), South Korean football player
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Hwang Kyung-tae (born 1996), South Korean baseball pitcher
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Kim Kyeong-tae
Kim or KIM may refer to:
Names
* Kim (given name)
* Kim (surname)
** Kim (Korean surname)
*** Kim family (disambiguation), several dynasties
**** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948
** Kim, Vietnamese ...
, South Korean judo practitioner, represented South Korea at the
2014 World Judo Championships – Men's 100 kg
Fictional characters with this name include
*Wang Gyeong-tae, in 1990 South Korean comic book ''
Yeongsimi
''Yeongsimi'' is Korean animated series produced by Bae Geum-taek. The story is about innocent but zany adolescent girl Young-sim's normal life. The original version was a comic book first produced in 1990, and after that it was broadcast on KBS ...
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*Ahn Kyung-tae, in 2009 South Korean television series ''
Two Wives''
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 ...
References
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