Jung-hee, also spelled as Jeong-hee, Jeong-hui, Chung-hee, or in

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

as Jong-hui, is a

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

n unisex 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. () ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 65 hanja with the reading "

jung Carl Gustav Jung ( ; ; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology. A prolific author of over 20 books, illustrator, and correspondent, Jung was a c ...

" and 25 hanja with the reading " hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Jung-hee was the fourth-most popular name for newborn girls in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

in 1950, falling to sixth place by 1960. People with this name include:

Artists, scholars, and writers

Kim Jeong-hui Kim may refer to: People and fictional characters * Kim (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Kim (surname), a list of people and fictional characters ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim dynasty (disambiguation), several dynas ...

(1786–1856), Joseon dynasty male calligrapher * Choe Jeong-hui (1912–1990), South Korean female writer * Moon Chung-hee (born 1947), South Korean female poet *

Oh Jung-hee O Jeonghui (born November 9, 1947) () is a South Korean writer. Life O Jeonghui was born in Seoul, South Korea on November 9, 1947. She attended the Sorabol Art College from which she received her B.A. in creative writing in 1968. O Jeonghui m ...

(born 1947), South Korean female writer * Cheon Jung-hee, South Korean male mathematician * Chunghee Sarah Soh, South Korean-born American sociocultural anthropologist

Entertainers

Yoon Jeong-hee Yoon Jeong-hee (; July 30, 1944 – January 19, 2023) was a South Korean actress and beauty pageant titleholder who competed at Miss Korea 1964. She debuted in 1967 in ''Theatre of Youth''. She appeared in about 330 films, and her better known ...

(born Son Mi-ja, 1944), South Korean actress *

Jang Jung-hee Jang Jung-hee (; born June 20, 1958), is a South Korean actress. She mostly plays supporting roles in television dramas. Filmography Television drama Film References External links * * 1958 births Living people South Korean ...

(born 1958), South Korean actress * Moon Jeong-hee (born 1976), South Korean actress *

Yoon Jung-hee (born 1980) Yoon Jung-hee (; born December 21, 1980) is a South Korean actress. Yoon was the representative of Gyeonggi Province at the Miss Korea beauty pageant in 2000, then lived in obscurity for several years while trying to find work as an actress. Sh ...

, South Korean actress *Lee Jung-hee (born 1981), stage name Lee Jung, South Korean singer *

Lim Jeong-hee Lim Jeong-hee (; born May 17, 1981, in Seoul, South Korea), also known as J-Lim, is a South Korean singer who debuted in 2005 under JYP Entertainment. One of her notable performances in 2005 was the 5th Pattaya Music Festival in Thailand, which ...

(born 1981), South Korean female R&B singer

Politicians

Park Chung Hee Park Chung Hee (; ; November14, 1917October26, 1979) was a South Korean politician and army officer who served as the third president of South Korea from 1962 after he seized power in the May 16 coup of 1961 until Assassination of Park Chung ...

(1917–1979), South Korean male general and politician, leader of South Korea from 1963 until his death * Lee Jung-hee (born 1969), South Korean female lawyer and politician

Sportspeople

* Lee Jung-hee (born 1965), South Korean female gymnast * Park Jeong-hui (born 1966), South Korean male judoka * Park Jung-hee (sport shooter) (born 1967), South Korean male sport shooter * Park Chung-hee (handballer) (born 1975), South Korean female handball player * Ri Jong-hui (born 1975), North Korean female football goalkeeper * Ji Jung-hee (born 1985), South Korean female volleyball player *

Cho Jung-hui Cho Jung-hui is a former international table tennis player from North Korea. Table tennis career She won three World Table Tennis Championship medals. She won a bronze medal at the 1981 World Table Tennis Championships in the Corbillon Cup (wom ...

(), North Korean female table tennis player

Others

* Lee Jeonghee (born 1963), South Korean female abacus master * Chun Jung-hee (born 1983), South Korean male professional computer game player

Fictional characters

*Ryeon Jung-hee, female character portrayed by Jeon Ji-hyun in 2013 South Korean film ''

The Berlin File ''The Berlin File'' (; lit. "Berlin") is a 2013 South Korean action spy film written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. Ha Jung-woo stars as a North Korean agent in Berlin who is betrayed and cut loose when a weapons deal is exposed. Together with ...

References

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