Yoon-jung, also spelled Yoon-jeong, Youn-jeong, or Yun-jeong, is a Korean unisex 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 16 hanja with the reading "yoon" and 75 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 ...

" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: * Huh Yoon-jung (born 1936), South Korean male footballer *

Lily Lyoonjung Lee Lily Lyoonjung Lee (born September 26, 1969) is a Korean-American former competitive figure skater. She represented South Korea at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Personal life Born in Seoul, South Korea, Lily Lee moved to the United States as a ch ...

(born 1969), South Korean-born American female figure skater *

Cho Youn-jeong Cho Youn-jeong ( ko, 조윤정; born September 29, 1969) is a South Korean archer. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, she achieved both her gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She also won an individual silver medal at the 19 ...

(born 1969), South Korean female archer *

Cho Yoon-jeong Cho Yoon-jeong ( ko, 조윤정, born 2 April 1979) is a retired South Korean tennis player. In her career, she won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, at Seoul in 2004. Her best Grand Slam performance came when she made the third round of the ...

(born 1979), South Korean female tennis player *

Jang Yoon-jeong (singer) Jang Yoon-jeong (, born February 16, 1980) is a South Korean trot singer, commonly referred to as “The Queen of Trot”. Jang debuted in 1999 and became well-known in 2004 when her single "Eomeona!" ("Oh My Goodness!") topped the charts. The ...

(born 1980), South Korean female trot singer *

Yoonjung Han Yoonjung "Yoonie" Han (born January 12, 1985, in South Korea) is a South Korean-born American classical pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, p ...

(born 1985), South Korean-born American female pianist *

Jang Yoon-jeong (Miss Korea) Jang Yoon-jeong (born August 16, 1970) is a South Korean actress, TV Host and beauty queen who was named Miss Korea in 1987. She represented South Korea and was the first runner-up of the Miss Universe 1988 beauty contest. Porntip Nakhirunkano ...

(born 1987), South Korean female model *

Marissa Brandt Marissa Brandt (born December 18, 1992), also known by her birth name Park Yoon-jung (; also stylized as Park Yoon Jung or Park Yoonjung), is a Korean-American ice hockey player who plays with the South Korean national team. When competing int ...

(born Park Yoon-jung, 1992), South Korean-born American female ice hockey player *

Jin Se-yeon Jin Se-yeon (born Kim Yoon-jung on February 15, 1994) is a South Korean actress. Some of her notable television dramas are ''Bridal Mask'' (2012), ''Doctor Stranger'' (2014), ''Flowers of the Prison'' (2016), ''Grand Prince'' (2018) among othe ...

(born Kim Yoon-jung, 1994), South Korean female actress Fictional characters with this name include: *Yoon-jeong, female character in 2006–2007 South Korean television series ''

Hearts of Nineteen ''Hearts of Nineteen'' () is a 167-episode South Korean television drama/romantic comedy broadcast by KBS1 from mid 2006 to early 2007. The drama won many awards at 2006 KBS Drama Awards and was a commercial success reaching a peak rating of 43.2% ...

'' *Shin Yun-jeong, female protagonist of 2008 South Korean film ''

Portrait of a Beauty ''Portrait of a Beauty'' () is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Jeon Yun-su. Adapted from the bestselling novel ''Painter of the Wind'' () by Lee Jung-myung, the film portrays Joseon-era painter Sin Yun-bok (better known by his pen name, Hy ...

'' *Go Yoon-jung, female protagonist of 2016 South Korean television series '' Mrs. Cop 2''

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