Soo-geun, also spelled Swoo-geun, 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 34 hanja with the reading " soo" and 18 hanja with the reading "

geun Geun, also spelled Gun, Keun, or Kun, is a rare Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable names. Family name As a family name, Geun is written with one hanja, meaning "axe" (; 도끼 근), also t ...

" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: *

Park Su-geun Park Su-geun (; also transliterated as Park Soo-keun; February 21, 1914 – May 6, 1965) was a South Korean painter known for his depictions of daily life in rural Korea. He was one of the very few Korean artists active during the colonial and p ...

(1914–1965), South Korean painter *

Kim Swoo-geun Kim Swoo Geun (February 20, 1931 – June 14, 1986) was a prominent South Korean architect, educator, publisher and patron of artists. Along with architect Kim Joong Up (김중업), he is recognised as a significant contributor in the histor ...

(1931–1986), South Korean architect *

Lee Soo-geun Lee Soo-geun (; born February 10, 1975) is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his career as a comedian on KBS ''Gag Concert'', and is under the management of SM Culture & Con ...

(born 1975), South Korean comedian * Jung Soo-keun (born 1977), South Korean baseball player

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