Kyung-hee, also spelled Kyong-hui or Gyong-hui, 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 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 25 hanja with the reading "
hee Hee or HEE may refer to:
Organizations
* Health Education England
Places
* Hee, Denmark, a village located in the Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
* Hee, Netherlands, a small village in the island of Terschelling, Netherlands
* ''HEE'', the IATA c ...
" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Kyung-hee was the
ninth-most popular name for baby girls in South Korea in 1950, rising to third place by 1960.
People with this name include:
Arts and entertainment
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Hong Kyung-hee (born 1954), South Korean sculptor
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Lee Kyung-hee
Lee Kyung-hee (born 26 July 1969) is a South Korean television screenwriter.
Career
Early works
Lee Kyung-hee began her television drama writing career penning star vehicles, among them ''Model'' (1997) with Kim Nam-joo and Jang Dong-gun, ...
(born 1969), South Korean television screenwriter
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Grace Lee
Grace Lee (; ; Lee Kyung-hee) is a South Korean-born Filipino film distributor, businesswoman, former television host and former radio disc jockey. She is one of a few Korean expatriates to appear prominently in Philippine television, other no ...
(Korean name Lee Kyung-hee; born 1982), South Korean television host in the Philippines
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Kyeong-Hee Choi, South Korean-born American literature professor
Sport
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Lee Gyeong-hui
Lee Gyeong-hui (born 9 March 1958) is a South Korean speed skater. She competed in two events at the 1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-spo ...
(born 1958), South Korean speed skater
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Choi Kyung-hee
Choi Kyung-hee (born 25 February 1966) is a South Korean former basketball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
References
1966 births
Living people
South Korean women's bas ...
(born 1966), South Korean basketball player
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Li Gyong-hui (cross-country skier) (born 1967), North Korean skier
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Yang Gyeong-hui (born 1971), South Korean sprinter
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Li Gyong-hui (born 1972), North Korean gymnast
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Yang Kyong-hui (born 1978), North Korean football defender
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Choi Gyeong-hui (born 1981), South Korean long-distance runner who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Lim Kyung-hee (born 1982), South Korean long-distance runner who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Jon Kyong-hui (born 1986), North Korean long-distance runner
Other
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Kim Kyong-hui
Kim Kyong-hui (; born 30 May 1946) is the aunt of current North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. She is the daughter of the founding North Korean leader Kim Il-sung and the sister of the late leader Kim Jong-il. She currently serves as Secretary f ...
(born 1946), North Korean politician, younger sister of Kim Jong-il
Fictional characters
*Kim Gyeong-hui, in 2002 South Korean film ''
Lovers' Concerto''
*Do Kyung-hee, played by
Kim Ji-min, is the younger sister of lead male Do Kyung-seok, played by
Cha Eun-woo, in 2018 South Korean television series ''
Gangnam Beauty''
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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Korean unisex given names