Deok-su (pronounced ), also spelled Deok-soo, Duk-soo, or Duck-soo, is a Korean given male name. Its 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 is one hanja with the reading "deok" (, meaning "morality") and 67 hanja with the reading " su" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: * Chang Deok-soo (1894–1947), Korean journalist and independence activist *

Han Duk-su Han Duk-su (; February 18, 1907 – February 21, 2001) was a North Korean activist who founded the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) in 1955. His activism started when he moved to Atami in 1933 and advocated for the ...

(1907–2001), North Korean activist *

Moon Deoksu Moon Deoksu (; December 8, 1928 – March 13, 2020) was a South Korean poet. Biography Moon Deoksu was born December 8, 1928, in Haman County Keishōnan Province, Korea under Japanese rule, Korea, Empire of Japan. Moon graduated from Hongik U ...

(born 1928), South Korean poet * Ahn Deok-su (born 1946), South Korean politician *

Han Duck-soo Han Duck-soo (; born 18June 1949) is a South Korean diplomat, economist, and politician who served as the acting president of South Korea in December 2024 and from March to May 2025 and as the prime minister of South Korea from 2007 to 2008 an ...

(born 1949), South Korean politician *

Kang Duk-soo Kang Duk-soo (born 18 August 1950) is a Korean businessman. He currently serves as the chairman of STX Group, a South Korean conglomerate company (''Chaebol''), formerly known as SsangYong Heavy Industries. He was born in Seonsan, North Gyeongs ...

(born 1950), South Korean businessman * Kim Deok-soo (born 1987), South Korean football player *

Kim Duk-soo Kim Duk-soo (; born September 23, 1952) is a South Korean traditional musician and the founding professor of the School of Korean Traditional Arts at the Korea National University of Arts. He is best known for creating the ''samul nori'' genre of ...

(born 1952), South Korean musician

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