Tae-hee is a Korean unisex given name.
The meaning of the name depends 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 ...
chosen. There are 20 hanja with the reading "
tae" and 25 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. For example:
*: the first character means "big" or "great", while the second means "joy", expressing a wish by the parents that the child will grow up strong, healthy, and happy
People with this name include:
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Nam Tae-Hi
Nam Tae-hi (남태희; 南太熙; 19 March 1929 – 7 November 2013) was a pioneering South Korean master of taekwondo[Yim Tae-hee
Yim Tae-hee ( ko, 임태희, Hanja: 任太熙; born 1 December 1956) is a South Korean politician, incumbent Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, and former Chief Presidential Secre ...](_blank)
(born 1956), South Korean politician, former chief of staff to Lee Myung-bak
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Kim Tae-hee
Kim Tae-hee (; born 29 March 1980) is a South Korean actress. Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful actresses, she is best known for her roles in Korean dramas such as ''Stairway to Heaven'' (2003), ''Love Story in Harvard'' (2004), '' ...
(born 1980), South Korean actress
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Nam Tae-hee
Nam Tae-hee (Hangul: 남태희; Hanja: 南泰熙; ; born 3 July 1991 in Busan) is a South Korean footballer currently playing for Al-Duhail and the South Korea national team. Besides South Korea, he has played in England, France, and Qatar ...
(born 1991), South Korean international footballer
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Lee Tae-hee (born 1992), South Korean football defender (K-League Classic)
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Lee Tae-hee (footballer, born 1995), South Korean football goalkeeper (K-League Classic)
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 ...
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Korean unisex given names