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Sŏng
Seong (), also spelled Song or Sung, is an uncommon Korean family name. Overview The family name Seong is written with only one hanja character, meaning "succeed" or "accomplish" (). The 2000 South Korean Census found 167,903 people with this family name, up by six percent from 158,385 in the 1985 census. This increase was far smaller than the fifteen percent growth in the overall South Korean population over the same period. They traced their origins to only a single ''bon-gwan'', Changnyeong County. This was also the place where they formed the highest concentration of the local population, with 2,360 people (3.61%). In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 67.4% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Sung in their passports. The Revised Romanisation spelling Seong was in second place at 29.4%. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 3.2%) included Seung, Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sŏng Hŭian
Sŏng Hŭian (; January 1461 – July 1513) was a Korean Joseon politician and Neo-Confucianism philosopher who served as Chief State Councillor during the reign of King Jungjong in 1513 until his death. He was one of the merit subjects that led the coup that placed King Jungjong on the throne. Family * Father ** Sŏng Ch'an () * Mother ** Lady Yi of the () * Sibling(s) ** Older brother - Sŏng Hŭi-jeung () ** Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan () ** Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan () ** Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan () ** Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan () * Spouse ** Lady Cho of the < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sŏng Sammun
Sŏng Sammun (; 1418 – 8 June 1456) was a scholar-official of the early Joseon period who rose to prominence in the court of King Sejong the Great (r. 1418–1450). He was executed after being implicated in a plot to dethrone Sejo of Joseon, King Sejo (r. 1455–1468) and restore his predecessor Danjong of Joseon, King Danjong (r. 1452–1455), and is known as one of the ''sayuksin'' (사육신, the six martyred ministers) with reference to this plot. Biography Sŏng was born in Hongseong (then Hongju), South Chungcheong Province to a yangban family of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan (). He passed the lower kwagŏ, examination at the regular triennial administration in 1438. He soon gained the favor of Sejong the Great of Joseon, King Sejong, and was appointed to the Hall of Worthies. From 1442 to 1446, he cooperated with other members of that body to compose the ''Hunmin Jeongeum'', in which the hangul alphabet was first presented to the world. The level of his involvement in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sŏng Sŭng
General Sŏng Sŭng ( ? – 1456) was a Korean Joseon Dynasty politician and soldier. His art name was Chŏkkok, and he was the father of Sŏng Sammun. Involved in his son's plot to overthrow King Sejo and restore his nephew King Danjong to the throne, he was caught and executed. He would later be exonerated in 1784 and given the posthumous name of Ch'ungsuk. See also * Sejo of Joseon * Six martyred ministers * Saengyukshin * Sŏng Sammun Sŏng Sammun (; 1418 – 8 June 1456) was a scholar-official of the early Joseon period who rose to prominence in the court of King Sejong the Great (r. 1418–1450). He was executed after being implicated in a plot to dethrone Sejo of Joseon, K ... References External links Sŏng Sŭng Sŏng Sŭng Sŏng Sŭng 1456 deaths Year of birth missing People from Hongseong County Politicians from South Chungcheong Province Joseon scholar-officials 15th-century Korean writers {{Korea-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seong (Korean Given Name)
Seong (), also spelled Song or Sung, is an uncommon Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as a common element in two-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Hanja , regulations of the Supreme Court of Korea permit the following 24 hanja with the reading Seong, plus six variant forms, to be registered for use in given names. Ten characters from the table of basic hanja for educational use: # (): "family name" # (): "character", "personality" # (): "accomplish" #* ''(variant)''This variant uses in place of the hook stroke used in the standard form.This is officially listed as a separate character in Schedule 1 of the regulations, rather than a variant form in Schedule 2 of the regulations. # (): "castle" #* ''(variant)'' # (): "sincere" #* ''(variant)'' # (): "abundant" #* ''(variant)'' # (): "to observe" # (): "sage" # (): "voice" # (): "star" Fourteen characters from the table of additional hanja for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ui-bin Seong
Royal Noble Consort Ui of the Changnyeong Seong clan (; 6 August 1753 – 4 November 1786) was the beloved consort of King Jeongjo of Joseon and the mother of Crown Prince Munhyo. Biography Early life The future Royal Consort was born on August 6, 1753 (July 8, 1753 in Korean lunar calendar), during the 29th year of King Yeongjo's reign, into the Changnyeong Seong clan. Her name was Seong Deok-im (). She was the youngest daughter and child of Seong Yun-woo (), and his second wife, Lady Im of the Buan Im clan (). Lady Seong had six siblings: 4 older brothers, one older sister, and a younger half-brother. Seong Yun-woo's first wife was Lady Ma of the Jangheung Ma clan (). After her death, he married Lady Im, the daughter of Im Jong-ju (), a minor government official. She died in 1756, three years after giving birth to the future Seong Ui-bin. Seong Yun-woo's third wife was Lady Ji of the Danyang Ji clan (). Their family was quite poor, and at the time of Lady Seong's birth, her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sung Han-kook
Sung Han-kook (; born November 19, 1963) is a former badminton player and coach from South Korea. Career Sung won the men's singles title at the 1986 U.S. Open and earlier that year, he won bronze at the 1986 Asian Games as well as men's team gold. He was also a part of the team that finished as runner-up at the inaugural Sudirman Cup in 1989. In 1989, Sung married two-time All England winner Kim Yun-ja. Sung and Kim's daughter Sung Ji-hyun Sung Ji-hyun (; born 29 July 1991) is a South Korean badminton player from Seoul. She is an Badminton Asia Championships, Asian Championship gold medalist, a two-time Badminton at the Summer Universiade, Summer Universiade gold medalist, and a ... is also a badminton player. After retiring, Sung had a long career as a coach, both for Korean professional teams and for the national team. He became the head coach of the national team in December 2010 and held the post until he was dismissed in August 2012 following a match-throwing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sung Hoon (singer, Born 1980)
Sung Hoon (, born August 29, 1980) is a South Korean singer and member of Brown Eyed Soul, signed under in Next Music. He released his debut solo album, ''Lyrics Within My Story'', on September 22, 2011. Discography Studio albums Singles Soundtrack appearances References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sung, Hoon 1980 births Living people South Korean rhythm and blues singers South Korean male pop singers 21st-century South Korean male singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seong Hye-rang
Seong Hye-rang (; born 1937) is a North Korean defector and author. Early life Her father was a wealthy South Korean landowner who moved to the North for political reasons, while her mother was an editor of the official North Korean newspaper '' Rodong Shinmun''. Seong's younger sister Song Hye-rim, a popular actress, secretly began an affair with Kim Jong Il against his father Kim Il Sung's wishes in the late 1960s or early 1970s, which culminated in Hye-rim's forced divorce from her husband; Hye-rang first learned of the situation on 10 May 1971, when Kim came to her residence in the middle of the night and informed her that he had impregnated her younger sister. Five years later, Hye-rang would become responsible for raising Kim Jong-nam, the son resulting from that pregnancy; his father was unwilling to let him attend school for fear that the secret of his parentage would be revealed. Hye-rang moved into the household; she also brought her own son Lee Han-yeong and daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seung (Korean Name)
Seung, also spelled Sung, is an uncommon Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and a common element in two-syllable Korean given names. As a given name, its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 17 hanja with the reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. As a surname There are two hanja which may be used to write the surname Seung, each indicating different lineages. The 2000 South Korean census found 3,304 people with these surnames. More common (承) The more common Seung surname is written with a hanja meaning "inherit" (; ). The 2000 South Korean census found 2,494 people with this family name, and 762 households. The surviving ''bon-gwan'' (origin of a clan lineage, not necessarily the actual residence of the clan members) at that time included: # Yeonil: 1,828 people and 568 households. They claim descent from Seung Gae (), a general under Jeongjong, 10th monarc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sung Ji-ru
Sung Ji-ru (born October 16, 1968) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1968 births Living people People from Gongju Male actors from South Chungcheong Province 20th-century South Korean male actors 21st-century South Korean male actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male television actors Long stubs with short prose {{SouthKorea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seong Nak-gun
Seong Nak-gun (born 26 February 1962) is a South Korean sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Seong attended Busan Sports High School ( 부산체육고등학교) and was active in track and field there. He went on to Dong-a University, and while a student there represented South Korea at the 1980 Juniors Track World Championships and the 1983 Asian Athletics Championships. Along with Jang Jae-keun, Kim Jong-il Kim Jong Il (born Yuri Kim; 16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from the death of his father Kim Il Sung in 1994 until his death in 2011, when he was ..., and Sim Deok-seop, he was part of the team which won bronze in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1986 Asian Games. His brother Seong Nak-gap was also a competitive sprinter in the 1990s. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Seong, Nak-gun 1962 births Living people At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bon-gwan
Korean clans are groups of Koreans, Korean people that share the same Patrilineality, paternal ancestor. They are indicated by the combination of a ''bongwan'' () and a family name. Korean clans distinguish clans that happen to share the same family name. The ''bongwan'' identifies descent groups by Geography, geographic place of origin. For example, the Gyeongju Kim and the Gimhae Kim are considered different clans, even though they happen to share the same family name ''Kim (Korean name), Kim''. In this case, Gyeongju and Gimhae are the respective ''bongwan'' of these clans. However, a clan name is not treated as a part of a Korean person's name. The ''bongwan'' and the family name are passed on from a father to his children, thus ensuring that person in the same Paternal lineages, paternal lineage sharing the same combination of the ''bongwan'' and the family name. A ''bongwan'' does not change by marriage or adoption. Different family names sharing the same ''bongwan'' someti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
