Soo-jung, also spelled Soo-jeong, or Su-jeong, Su-jung, Su-jong, is a

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

n feminine 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, wh ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 90 hanja with the reading "'' soo''" and 84 hanja with the reading "''

jung Carl Gustav Jung ( ; ; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Jung's work has been influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philo ...

''"대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "정"
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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

n government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It also means "''

crystal A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macros ...

''" in Korean which uses the hanja "''水晶''". People with this name include:

Sportspeople

Park Soo-jeong Park Soo-jeong ( ko, 박 수정; born 2 March 1972) was a South Korean female volleyball player. She was part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team. She competed with the national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Su ...

(born 1972), South Korean female volleyball player *

Lim Su-jeong (kickboxer) Lim Su-Jeong ( ko, 임수정, born ) is a former South Korean female Muay Thai kickboxer. She competes professionally since 2004 and is a former Southern Thailand Middleweight and South Korea Muay Thai Bantamweight Champion. Her good looks earne ...

(born 1985), South Korean female kickboxer * Lim Su-jeong (taekwondo) (born 1986), South Korean female taekwondo practitioner *

Hong Su-jong Hong Su-jong (born 9 March 1986 or 1989 in Hamgyong, North Korea) is a North Korean artistic gymnast. She is the 2007 World silver medalist on the vault. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the all-around and in the team event. She ...

(born 1986 or 1989), North Korean female artistic gymnast *

Jang Su-jeong Jang Su-jeong ( ko, 장수정 ; born 13 March 1995) is a South Korean tennis player. Jang has won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as ten singles titles and thirteen doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 11 July 2022, she ...

(born 1995), South Korean female tennis player *

Kim Su-jong Kim Su-jong (born 28 September 2000) is a North Korean artistic gymnast. She is also a World Cup champion in the floor event of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup The Artistic Gymnastics World Cup is a competition series for artistic gymna ...

(born 2000), North Korean female artistic gymnast

Entertainers

Hwang Soo-jung Hwang Soo-jung (; born December 24, 1972) is a South Korean actress. After her acting debut in 1994, Hwang became famous for her role as the quiet and classic beauty Lady Ye-jin in the tremendously popular period drama series '' Hur Jun'' in 199 ...

(born 1972), South Korean actress *

Im Soo-jung Im Soo-jung (born July 11, 1979) is a South Korean actress. After modeling for teen magazines, Im made her acting breakthrough in Kim Jee-woon's horror film ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' (2003), followed by the popular television drama ''I'm Sorry, ...

(born 1979), South Korean actress *

Lee Soo-jung Crystal Yi (born 1993), known by the stage name Chai or her Korean name Lee Soo-jung (), is a Korean-American singer-songwriter. She is best known for winning SBS's '' K-pop Star 5''. Career In 2015–2016, Yi participated in the fifth season ...

(born 1993), Korean-American singer-songwriter *

Krystal Jung Chrystal Soo Jung (born October 24, 1994), professionally known as Krystal, Krystal Jung or Jung Soo-jung (), is a Korean-American singer and actress based in South Korea. She debuted in 2009 as a member of the South Korean girl group f(x) and ...

(Korean name Jung Soo-jung, born 1994), South Korean female singer, member of girl group f(x) *

Ryu Su-jeong Ryu Su-jeong (Hangul: 류수정, born November 19, 1997), also known by her mononym Sujeong, is a South Korean singer and a member of South Korean girl group Lovelyz under Woollim Entertainment. She debuted as a solo artist with her first EP, ...

(born 1997), South Korean female singer, member of girl group Lovelyz *

Kim Su-jung Kim Su-jung (born April 9, 2004) is a South Korean actress of Russian descent. Kim began her career as a child actress, and has starred in television series and films, such as '' Two Wives'' (2009), '' Pink Lipstick'' (2011) and '' Champ'' (201 ...

(born 2004), South Korean actress

Other

* Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (born 1943), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Seoul *

Kim Soo-jung Kim Soo-jung () is a South Korean cartoonist and animator best known as the creator of Dooly the Little Dinosaur ''Dooly the Little Dinosaur'' ( ko, 아기공룡 둘리) is a cartoon serialized from 1983 to 1993 by South Korean cartoonist ...

(born 1950), South Korean male cartoonist *

Soo Jung Ann Soo Jung Ann (; born 15 September 1987) is a South Korean pianist from Seoul. Ann was born to a musical family and started playing the piano at the age of six. Ann received her bachelor's degree from the Korean National University of Arts in Se ...

(born 1989), South Korean female pianist *

Christel Lee Christel Lee (born on October 25, 1990, Bloomington, Indiana, United States) is a Korean American-Canadian violinist. She has studied at the Juilliard School, at the Kronberg Academy, and at the Munich College for Music and Theatre. Lee won ...

(Korean name Lee Soo-jung, born 1990), American-Canadian female violinist of Korean descent

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