Sung-woo, also spelled Seong-woo or Seong-wu, is a Korean masculine 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, ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "
sung" and 41 hanja with the reading "
woo
Woo, WoO, WOO, W.O.O. and variants may refer to:
People
Woo or Wu, romanization of several East Asian names:
* Hu (surname): 胡, 瓠, 護, 戶, 扈, 虎, 呼, 忽, 斛
* Wu (surname): 吳, 伍, 武, 仵, 烏, 鄔, 巫
* Ng (name): 吳, 伍
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" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Lee Seong-u, South Korean politician; see
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Park Seong-u, South Korean politician; see
List of members of the National Assembly (South Korea), 1950–54
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Choi Seong-woo
Choi Seong-woo (; born June 25, 1954) is a South Korean voice actress who joined the voice acting division of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation in 1976. Currently, Choi is cast in the Korea TV Edition of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" as Catherine ...
(born 1954), South Korean voice actress
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Shin Sung-woo (born 1967), South Korean rock singer and actor
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Park Sung-woo (badminton)
Park Sung-woo (born 22 August 1971) is a former badminton player from South Korea who later became a national team coach.
Career
Park won the men's singles title at the 1995 Asian Championships. He also won the 1995 Swedish Open. That same ye ...
(born 1971), South Korean badminton player
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Bae Seong-woo
Bae Seong-woo (born November 21, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He starred in film such as ''Confession of Murder'' (2012), '' My Love, My Bride'' (2014), ''Office'' (2015), '' The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo'' (2015) and ''Inside Men
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(born 1972), South Korean actor
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Park Sung-woo (artist)
Park Sung-Woo (born July 7, 1972) is a South Korean manhwa artist. He made his debut in 1993 in ''IQ Jump''. His author name as a manhwa artist is REDICE.
Works
*'' Anima Cal Livs''
*'' Black God''
*'' Chun Rhang Yul Jun''
*'' Dark Striker''
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(born 1972), South Korean manhwa artist
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Youn Sung-woo (born 1989), South Korean footballer
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Jeon Sung-woo
Jeon Seong-woo (born December 30, 1987) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Jeon debuted as a musical actor at the age of 20 in the musical ''Royal Dream of the Moon'' in which he portrayed the young version of Jeongjo of Joseon. He has since appea ...
(born 1987), South Korean actor
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Ong Seong-wu
Ong Seong-wu (Hangul: 옹성우, born August 25, 1995) is a South Korean singer and actor. He is known for his participation in the survival reality show ''Produce 101 Season 2'', where he finished in fifth place, and is a former member of the ...
(born 1995), South Korean singer and actor, former member of Wanna One
See also
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List of Korean given names
References
{{Given name
Korean masculine given names