Yun-seok, also spelled Yoon-seok or Yun-suk, 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 16 hanja with the reading "yoon" and 20 hanja with the reading "
seok" 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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Hwang Yun-suk
Hwang Yun-suk (1929–1961) was the first female judge in South Korea. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Law and Society Association, Berlin, Germany
Career
Hwang graduated from Jinmyeong Girls' High School, and went on to study in the ...
(1929–1961), South Korean female judge
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Kim Yoon-seok (born 1967), South Korean actor
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Lucid Fall
Jo Yun-suk (; born March 18, 1975), known by the stage name Lucid Fall (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He began his music career in 1997 as a member of the band Misoni (), but has been most prolific as a solo artist, having released nin ...
(born Jo Yun-suk, 1975), South Korean singer-songwriter
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Jung Yoon-suk
Jung Yoon-suk (born 18 July 1981) is a South Korean artist and film director.
Personal life
Born in 1981, Jung majored in Plastic Arts at the Korea National University of Arts
Korea National University of Arts is a national university in Se ...
(born 1981), South Korean film director
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Oh Yun-suk (born 1984), South Korean handball player
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Jung Yun-seok
Jung Yoon-seok (born April 30, 2003) is a South Korean actor. He won Best Young Actor award in 2009 SBS Drama Awards for his role in '' Temptation of Wife''.
Early life and education
Born to Korean-Chinese parents, Jung began his acting c ...
(born 2003), South Korean child actor
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
External links
Page for the name 윤석on erumy.com
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names