Ji-hwan, also spelled Chi-hwan, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period.
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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "
ji" and 21 hanja with the reading "
hwan" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
People with this name include:
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Ahn Ji-hwan
Ahn Ji-hwan (; born July 24, 1969) is a South Korean voice actor, actor and television and radio presenter who joined Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's Voice Acting Division in 1993 and debuted with his role as Prince Dandarn (known as Prince O ...
(born 1969), South Korean voice actor, actor, and television and radio presenter
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Han Ji-hwan (born 1977), South Korean former judoka
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Kang Ji-hwan
Kang Ji-hwan (born Jo Tae-gyu; March 20, 1977) is a South Korean former actor. He began his career in musical theatre, and has since starred in television dramas such as ''Be Strong, Geum-soon!'' (2005), ''Capital Scandal'' (2007), '' Hong G ...
(born 1977), South Korean actor
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Han Chi-hwan (born 1984), South Korean civil rights activist
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Oh Ji-hwan (born 1990), South Korean baseball player
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Bae Ji-hwan (born 1999), South Korean baseball player
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu
List
* Ga-young ()
* Ga-eun ()
* Ga-eul ()
* Ga-in ()
* Kang-min ()
*Gun ()
* Kun-woo ()
* Kyung-gu ()
* Kyung-lim ()
* Kyung-mo ()
* Kyung-m ...
References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names