Sung-soo, also spelled as Seong-soo, Seong-su, 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 Song-su, is a Korean masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

. 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 27 hanja with the reading " sung" and 67 hanja with the reading " soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was the third-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1950, falling to seventh place in 1960. People with this name include: *

Kim Seong-su Kim Seong-su (; October 11, 1891 – February 18, 1955), art name Inchon, was a Korean educator, independence activist, journalist, entrepreneur, politician, and calligrapher. He served as the second Vice President of South Korea from 1951 to ...

(1891–1955), Korean independence activist *

Kim Sung-su (director) Kim Sung-su (; born November 15, 1961) is a South Korean film director, known mainly for ''Beat'' (1997), '' City of the Rising Sun'' (1999), ''Musa'' (2001), '' Please Teach Me English'' (2003), ''Flu Influenza, commonly known as the ...

(born 1961), South Korean film director * Doha Kang (born Kang Seong-su, 1969), South Korean ''manhwa'' artist * Park Sung-soo (born 1970), South Korean archer *

Kim Sung-soo (actor) Kim Sung-soo (born May 23, 1973) is a South Korean actor and television host. After beginning his career as a fashion model, Kim made his acting debut in the tokusatsu series ''Vectorman'' and the erotic film ''The Sweet Sex and Love''. He has s ...

(born 1975), South Korean actor * Kim Seong-soo (footballer) (born 1992), South Korean football midfielder (K League 2) * Hwang Song-su (born 1987), Zainichi Korean football midfielder and forward (J1 League) * Eun Seong-soo (born 1993), South Korean football midfielder (K League 1) * Park Seong-su (born 1996), South Korean football goalkeeper (J2 League)

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