Min-hyuk 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 27 hanja with the reading "
min
Min or MIN may refer to:
Places
* Fujian, also called Mǐn, a province of China
** Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian
* Min County, a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China
* Min River (Fujian)
* Min River (Sichuan)
* Mineola (Amtrak ...
" and nine hanja with the reading "
hyuk
Hyuk, also spelled Hyeok, or Hyok, is a Korean masculine given name, an element in two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 12 hanja with the reading "''hyuk''" on the South Kor ...
" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People
People with this name include:
Entertainers
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Jang Min-hyeok
Jang Min-hyeok ( ko, 장민혁; born December 28, 1978) is a South Korean voice actor. In 2006, he started his career by joining Korean Broadcasting System's voice acting division. Two years later, the voice actor won a KBS Radio Drama Award for ...
(born 1978), South Korean voice actor
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Kang Min-hyuk
Kang Min-hyuk (; born June 28, 1991) is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He is the drummer of South Korean rock band CNBLUE.
Career 2009–present: CNBLUE
Kang became a member of CNBLUE in 2009. The group debuted in Jap ...
(born 1991), South Korean musician and actor, member of boy band CNBLUE
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Lee Min-hyuk (rapper, born 1990)
Lee Min-hyuk (; born November 29, 1990), commonly known as Minhyuk or Huta, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, actor, and presenter. He is a member of the South Korean boy group BtoB. He has appeared in multiple supporting roles in televis ...
, South Korean singer, member of boy band BtoB
*Lee Min-hyuk (born 1990), stage name
B-Bomb, South Korean singer, member of boy band Block B
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Lee Min-hyuk (singer, born 1993)
Lee Min-hyuk (, born November 3, 1993), better known as Minhyuk, is a South Korean singer and MC. He debuted in the South Korean boy group Monsta X, formed in 2015 through the Mnet's survival show ''No.Mercy'' under Starship Entertainment.
E ...
, South Korean singer, member of boy band Monsta X
*Park Min-hyuk (born 1999), stage name
Rocky
''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess M ...
, South Korean singer, member of boy band Astro
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Ji Min-hyuk
Ji Min-hyuk (born 23 September 2001) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Television shows
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
South Korean male te ...
(born 2001), South Korean actor
Sportspeople
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Gang Min-hyeok
Gang Min-hyeok (born 29 October 1981) is a South Korean alpine skier. He competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernal ...
(born 1981), South Korean alpine skier
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Kang Min-hyuk (footballer) (born 1982), South Korean football midfielder (K-League Challenge)
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Cho Min-hyeok (born 1987), South Korean tennis player
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Kim Min-hyeok (footballer, born February 1992), South Korean football midfielder (K-League Classic)
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Kim Min-hyeok (footballer, born August 1992), South Korean football defender (J-League Division 1)
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Lim Min-hyuk
Lim Min-hyuk (; born 5 March 1994) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Jeonnam Dragons.
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
South Korean men's footballers
K League 1 players
K League 2 players
Jeonnam D ...
(born 1994), South Korean football goalkeeper (K League 1)
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Ko Min-hyuk
Ko Min-hyuk (; born 10 February 1996) is a South Korean footballer who last played as a midfielder for Abahani.
Club career
Ko joined Ulsan Hyundai in 2015 and in July 2015, he was loaned to Daejeon Citizen.
On 5 July 2015 Ko made his ...
(born 1996), South Korean football defender (K League 1)
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Kim Min-hyeok (baseball) (born 1996), South Korean baseball infielder
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Lim Min-hyeok (born 1997), South Korean football midfielder (K League 1 and youth national team)
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Kang Min-hyuk (badminton)
Kang Min-hyuk () is a South Korean badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one p ...
(born 1999), South Korean badminton player
Fictional characters
Fictional characters with this name include:
*Yoo Min-hyuk, in 2004 South Korean television series ''
Full House
''Full House'' is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for ABC. The show is about widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best friend Joey Gladstone to help raise his three dau ...
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*Oh Min-hyuk, in 2011 South Korean television series ''
Poseidon
Poseidon (; grc-gre, Ποσειδῶν) was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth, god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.Burkert 1985pp. 136–139 In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, he was venerated as a ch ...
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*Min-hyuk, in 2012 South Korean television series ''
Salamander Guru and The Shadows
''Salamander Guru and The Shadows'' () is a 2012 South Korean sitcom starring Choi Minho, Ryu Hyun-kyung, Im Won-hee, Lee Byung-joon and Oh Dal-su. It aired on SBS from January 27 to March 30, 2012 on Fridays at 23:00 for 10 episodes. It is S ...
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*Shin Min-hyuk, in 2012 South Korean television series ''
Cheongdam-dong Alice
''Cheongdam-dong Alice'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series, starring Moon Geun-young, Park Si-hoo, So Yi-hyun and Kim Ji-seok. The series tell the story of a young woman's "journey" to Cheongdam-dong ― one of the wealthiest areas in ...
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*Jo Min-hyuk, in 2013 South Korean television series ''
Secret Love''
*Ahn Min-hyuk, in 2017 South Korean television series ''
Strong Woman Do Bong-soon
''Strong Girl Bong-soon'' () is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Park Bo-young in the title role as a woman with superhuman strength, with Park Hyung-sik and Ji Soo. It aired on JTBC from February 24 to April 15, 2017.
The series ...
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*Lee Min-hyuk, in 2020 South Korean television series ''
The Penthouse: War in Life''
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 masculine given names
Masculine given names