Suk-won, also spelled Seok-won, 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 20 hanja with the reading "
suk
Suk or SUK may refer to:
Places
* Suk, Iran, a village in Bushehr Province
* Suk Qazqan, a village in Markazi Province, Iran
* Seh Suk, a village in Lorestan Province, Iran
* Suk Samran District, a district of Ranong Province, Thailand
* Santi S ...
" and 35 hanja with the reading "won" 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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Kim Suk-won (1893–1978), general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Republic of Korea Army
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Kim Seok-won (born 1961), South Korean footballer
*Lee Seok-won (born 1971), lead singer of South Korean rock group
Onnine Ibalgwan
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Jung Suk-won
Jung Suk-won (; born May 16, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He began his entertainment career as a stuntman with the Seoul Action School after being discharged from the Marines, then turned to modeling and acting, notably in the television ser ...
(born 1985), South Korean actor
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Jang Suk-Won (born 1989), South Korean footballer
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