Dong-chul is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 11 hanja with the reading "
chul" 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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Kim Dong Chul (businessman) (born 1953), American citizen held prisoner in North Korea
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Shin Dong-Chul (born 1961), South Korean footballer
*Kang Dong-chul (born 1979), stage name
Brave Brothers, South Korean rapper
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Kim Dong-chul (footballer) (born 1990), South Korean footballer
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Rim Tong-chol, North Korean politician for Alil, chosen in the
2014 North Korean parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 9 March 2014 to elect the members of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly.
Background
This was the first election since the assumption of Kim Jong-un as leader of the country as the leader of t ...
Fictional characters with this name include:
*Jo Dong-chul from 2013 film ''
The Suspect''
*Lee Dong-chul from 2008 television series ''
East of Eden''
*Seok Dong-chul from 2017 television series ''
Save Me Save Me may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Save Me'', a 1994 film starring Lysette Anthony
* ''Sauve-moi'' (''Save Me''), a 2000 French film directed by Christian Vincent
* ''Save Me'' (film), a 2007 American film directed by Robert Cary
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See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names