Won-chul, also spelled Won-chol, 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 35 hanja with the reading "won" and 11 hanja with the reading " chul" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: *

Paek Won-chul Paek Won-chul (born 10 January 1977) is a Korean handball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in the 2004 Summer Olympics, in the 2008 Summer Olympics and in the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the ...

(born 1977), South Korean handball player *

Yoo Won-chul Yoo Won-chul (; born 20 July 1984) is a South Korean gymnast. Yoo was part of the South Korean team that won the bronze medal in the team event at the 2006 Asian Games. As an individual, he won a silver medal at the 2006 World Artistic Gymnasti ...

(born 1984), South Korean gymnast * Yun Won-chol (born 1989), North Korean Greco-Roman wrestler

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{{reflist Korean masculine given names Masculine given names

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