Sung-soo, also spelled as Seong-soo, Seong-su, or in

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

as Song-su, is a Korean masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. 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 27 hanja with the reading " sung" and 67 hanja with the reading " soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was the third-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1950, falling to seventh place in 1960. People with this name include: *

Kim Seong-su Kim Seong-su (김성수, 金性洙; October 11, 1891 – February 18, 1955) was a Korean educator, independence activist, journalist, entrepreneur, politician and calligrapher, and the second vice president of South Korea from 1951–19 ...

(1891–1955), Korean independence activist *

Kim Sung-su (director) Kim Sung-su (; born November 15, 1961) is a South Korean film director, known mainly for the teen film ''Beat (1997 film), Beat'', period epic ''Musa (film), Musa'' and the comedy ''Please Teach Me English''. Filmography * ''Black Republic'' ( ...

(born 1961), South Korean film director *

Doha Kang Doha Kang (; born 1969) is a manhwa artist of South Korea. Kang wrote ''The Great Catsby'' and ''Romance Killer''. Before 2005, when he presented ''The Great Catsby'' on Daum Communications, Daum, one of the major Internet portals of South Korea, K ...

(born Kang Seong-su, 1969), South Korean ''manhwa'' artist *

Park Sung-soo Park Sung-soo (born May 19, 1970) is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest me ...

(born 1970), South Korean archer *

Kim Sung-soo (actor) Kim Sung-soo (born May 23, 1973) is a South Korean actor and television host. After beginning his career as a fashion model, Kim made his acting debut in the tokusatsu series ''Vectorman'' and the erotic film '' The Sweet Sex and Love''. He has ...

(born 1975), South Korean actor *

Kim Seong-soo (footballer) Kim Seong-soo (; born 26 December 1992) is a South Korean footballer who plays as midfielder. Career He was selected by Daejeon Citizen Daejeon Hana Citizen Football Club ( Korean 대전 하나 시티즌 축구단) is a South Korean professi ...

(born 1992), South Korean football midfielder (K League 2) * Hwang Song-su (born 1987), Zainichi Korean football midfielder and forward (J1 League) *

Eun Seong-soo Eun Seong-soo(; Hanja: 殷成洙; born 22 June 1993) is a South Korean football (soccer), football midfielder who plays for FC Anyang in K League 2. Club career Eun joined Suwon Samsung Bluewings in 2016 and made his professional debut agai ...

(born 1993), South Korean football midfielder (K League 1) *

Park Seong-su Park Seong-su (박성수 , born May 12, 1996) is a South Korean football player. He plays for FC Anyang. Career Park Seong-su joined J2 League club Ehime FC is a professional football club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefe ...

(born 1996), South Korean football goalkeeper (J2 League)

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