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Hyun-sook Kim
Hyun-sook, also spelled Hyon-suk or Hyeon-sook, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading " hyun" and 13 hanja with the reading " sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Hyun-sook was the sixth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1950, falling to eighth place by 1960. People with this name include: *Chung Hyun-sook (born 1952), South Korean table tennis player * Han Hyun-sook (born 1970), South Korean handball player * Lee Hyeon-sook (born 1971), South Korean comics artist *Kim Hyun-sook (born 1978), South Korean actress and comedian * Ko Hyon-suk (born 1985), North Korean speed skater * Pak Hyon-suk (born 1985), North Korean weightlifter * Ri Hyon-suk (born 1989), North Korean volleyball player *Goo Hyun-sook, South Korean television writer See also *List of Korean given names This is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, 38th parallel between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK). Both countries proclaimed independence in 1948, and the two countries fought the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. The region is bordered by China to the north and Russia to the northeast, across the Yalu River, Amnok (Yalu) and Tumen River, Duman (Tumen) rivers, and is separated from Japan to the southeast by the Korea Strait. Known human habitation of the Korean peninsula dates to 40,000 BC. The kingdom of Gojoseon, which according to tradition was founded in 2333 BC, fell to the Han dynasty in 108 BC. It was followed by the Three Kingdoms of Korea, Three Kingdoms period, in which Korea was divided into Goguryeo, Baekje, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. () refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, which can be written with Hanja, and () refers to Classical Chinese writing, although ''Hanja'' is also sometimes used to encompass both concepts. Because Hanja characters have never undergone any major reforms, they more closely resemble traditional Chinese and kyūjitai, traditional Japanese characters, although the stroke orders for certain characters are slightly different. Such examples are the characters and , as well as and . Only a small number of Hanja characters were modified or are unique to Korean, with the rest being identical to the traditional Chinese characters. By contrast, many of the Chinese characters currently in use in mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore have been simplified Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyun (Korean Name)
Hyun, also spelled Hyeon or Hyon, Hyoun, is a List of Korean surnames, Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 45 hanja with the reading "''hyun''" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. As a surname Overview The family name Hyun is written with only one hanja (; 검을 현 ''geomeul hyeon'') meaning "dark" or "mysterious". The 2000 South Korean Census found 81,807 people and 25,547 households with this family name. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for Republic of Korea passport, South Korean passports, it was found that 80.5% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Hyun in their passports. Another 14.9% spelled it as Hyeon, and 2.2% as Hyoun. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 2.4%) included Heon and Hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sook (Korean Name)
Sook, also spelled Suk, is a single-syllable Korean given name, as well as an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Meaning and hanja There are 13 hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are: # (): "uncle" # (): "pure" # (): "sleep" # (): "who" # (): "ripe" # (): "solemn" # (): "schoolroom" # (): name of a kind of jade # (): "jade bowl" # (): "tall and straight" # (): "early" # (): "deep" # (): "beans" Single-syllable given name People with the given name Sook include: * Kim Sook (diplomat) (born 1952), South Korean male diplomat * Mun Suk (born 1966), South Korean female cyclist *Kim Sook (comedian) (born 1975), South Korean female comedian As name element In the mid-20th century, various names containing this element were popular for newborn Korean girls, including: * Hyun-sook (6th place in 1950, 8th place in 1960) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the Sea of Japan to the east. Like North Korea, South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has Demographics of South Korea, a population of about 52 million, of which half live in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the List of largest cities, ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world; other major cities include Busan, Daegu, and Incheon. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Gojoseon, Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early seventh century BC. From the mid first century BC, various Polity, polities consolidated into the rival Three Kingdoms of Korea, kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Hyun-sook
Chung Hyun-Sook (; born 3 January 1952) is a former table tennis player from South Korea. She won a gold medal in the Women's Team event at the World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men ... in 1973. She became vice-president of the Republic of Korea Table Tennis Association in February 2013. References 1950s births Living people Asian Games medalists in table tennis South Korean female table tennis players Table tennis players at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea 20th-century South Korean sportswomen Year of birth missing (living people) {{SouthKorea-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Hyun-sook
Han Hyun-Sook (born March 17, 1970) is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the South Korean team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Handball" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 6, 2008) At the in Barcelona
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Lee Hyeon-sook
Lee Hyeon-sook (; born December 29, 1971) is a South Korean manhwa artist who made her debut in 1992. Her works include '' Seduction More Beautiful Than Love'', about a teacher and her student, and '' The Flower of Evil'', a dark story about twins. Works * ''Making Friends'' (1992) * ''Ocean of Stars'' (1999) * '' Really?!'' (2001) * '' The Shadow of Moon'' (2001) * '' Seduction More Beautiful Than Love'' (2004) * '' Pure Love Stories'' (2006) * '' The Flower of Evil'' (2006) * ''Savage Garden Savage Garden was an Australian pop duo consisting of Darren Hayes on vocals and Daniel Jones on guitar, keyboards, and vocals; they formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1993. They were signed to John Woodruff's talent agency and achieved int ...'' (2009) *''Nobody Knows'' (2012) *''The Mean Boy'' (BL Webtoon) (CopinComics) (2014) *''The Beast Must Die'' (BL Webtoon) (Lezhin) (2017) *''I will be here for you'' (BL Webtoon) (Lezhin) (2022) References Living people 1971 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Hyun-sook
Kim Hyun-sook (; born October 16, 1978) is a South Korean actress and comedian. She is best known for playing the title character in '' Ugly Miss Young-ae'', a long-running sitcom A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ... that depicts the reality of life as a single, older woman in Korea. Filmography Television series Web series Film Variety show Theater Awards and nominations References External links * * * * 1978 births Living people Actresses from Seoul Comedians from Seoul South Korean television actresses South Korean film actresses South Korean stage actresses South Korean musical theatre actresses Kyungsung University alumni Long stubs with short prose {{SouthKorea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Hyon-suk
Ko Hyon-suk (born 21 March 1985) is a speed skater who competed for North Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics as well as at the 2007 and 2011 Asian Winter Games The 2011 Asian Winter Games (; ), also known as Astana-Almaty 2011 (), were a continental winter multi-sport event held from January 30 to February 6, 2011 in Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was the first time that Kazakhstan hosted such a larg .... References 1985 births North Korean female speed skaters Speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Speed skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Olympic speed skaters for North Korea Living people {{NorthKorea-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pak Hyon-suk
Pak Hyon-Suk (; or ; born August 4, 1985) is a female weightlifter from North Korea. She ranked 6th in the Woman's 58 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympics, lifting 217.5 kg in total. At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she won the bronze medal in the 63 kg category with a total of 228 kg. She won the gold medal in the 63 kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics, with 241 kg in total. Upon receiving her gold medal, she obtained a warm reception back in her home country and from the KCNA The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) () is the state news agency of North Korea. The agency portrays the views of the North Korean government for both domestic and foreign consumption. It was established on December 5, 1946, and now features o .... Pak represents the Amnokgang Sports Team. Notes and references External links * at beijing2008 Living people 1985 births North Korean female weightlifters Olympic weightlifter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ri Hyon-suk
Ri Hyon-suk (born ) is a retired North Korean female volleyball player, playing as a setter. She was part of the North Korea women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), were a regional multi-sport event held from November 12 to 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (although several events commenced ear .... On club level she played for Sobaeksu in 2010. References 1989 births Living people North Korean women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 2010 Asian Games Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games competitors for North Korea 21st-century North Korean sportswomen {{NorthKorea-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
