Tae-suk, also spelled Tae-seok or Tae-sok, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning 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 ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading " tae" and 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 ...

" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: *

Oh Taeseok O Taeseok (; 11 October 1940 – 28 November 2022) was a South Korean playwright, theatre director and translator. Life O Taeseok was born on 11 October 1940, in Seocheon, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. O Taeseok was ten years old w ...

(born 1940), South Korean filmmaker * Kim Tae-seok (born 1946), South Korean sport shooter *

Chang Tae-suk Chang Tae-suk (born 22 September 1968) is a South Korean fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known ...

(born 1968), South Korean fencer * Ronald Tae-Sok Kim (born 1979), South Korean-born American politician * Lee Tae-seok (born 1962), South Korean Catholic priest and doctor who helped the people of

Tonj Tonj is a city in South Sudan. Location The city is located in ''Tonj South County'', Warrap State, in northwest South Sudan. Its location lies approximately , by road, northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country. It lies on ...

, Sudan Fictional characters with this name include: *Han Tae-seok, in 2000 South Korean television series ''

Autumn in My Heart ''Autumn in My Heart'' () is a 2000 South Korean romantic television drama starring Song Seung-heon, Song Hye-kyo, and Won Bin. The series is the first installment of season-themed tetralogy '' Endless Love'' drama series directed by Yoon Seok-h ...

'' *Tae-seok, in 2002 South Korean television series '' Age of Innocence'' *Jeong Tae-seok, in 2012 South Korean film ''

Confession of Murder ''Confession of Murder'' (; lit. "I Am the Murderer") is a 2012 South Korean action thriller film directed by Jung Byung-gil, starring Jung Jae-young and Park Si-hoo. It is about a police officer who is haunted for failing to capture a serial kill ...

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