Min-seok, also spelled Min-suk, 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 20 hanja with the reading "
seok" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
;Sportspeople
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Kim Min-suk (swimmer) (born 1979), South Korean swimmer
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Kim Min-seok (table tennis)
Kim Min-Seok (born February 25, 1992) is a South Korean male table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and fort ...
(born 1992), South Korean table tennis player
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Kim Min-seok (figure skater)
Kim Min-seok (Korean: 김민석, born February 19, 1993) is a South Korean former figure skater. He is the 2012 Asian Trophy silver medalist, and a two-time (2009, 2010) South Korean national champion. He is the first Korean skater to land a t ...
(born 1993), South Korean figure skater
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Kim Min-seok (speed skater)
Kim Min-seok ( ko, 김민석; born 14 June 1999) is a South Korean speed skater. He participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics
, nations = 93
, athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women)
, events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
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(born 1999), South Korean speed skater
;Entertainers
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Oh Min-suk (born 1980), South Korean actor
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Kim Min-seok (actor) (born 1990), South Korean actor
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Xiumin (born Kim Min-seok, 1990), South Korean singer, member of
Exo
Exo ( ko, 엑소; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai and ...
* South Korean lyricist who wrote the song "
Fucking USA
"Fucking USA", often called "Fuck'n USA", is a protest song written by South Korean singer and activist Yoon Min-suk. Strongly anti-US Foreign policy and anti-Bush, the song was written in 2002 at a time when, following the Apolo Ohno Olympic cont ...
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;Other
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Cho Minsuk (born 1966), South Korean architect
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Baek Minseok
Baek Minseok (Hangul: 백민석) is a modern South Korean writer.
Life
Baek Minseok was born in 1971, in Seoul. In 2004, Baek announced that he would no longer write and since then, he has suspended all writing activities.
Work
Baek Minse ...
(born 1971), South Korean writer
*Jeong Min-suk (born 1978), alias
Jeong Yol
Jeong Yol (; born October 19, 1978) is a South Korean LGBT rights activist. Since the foundation of Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea in 1997, he has been an early member of SLRK. From 1998 to 2012, he had been a representative of SLRK. H ...
, South Korean LGBT rights activist
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