Dong-soo is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends 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 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 67 hanja with the reading " soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: * Baek Dong-soo (1743–1816), Joseon Dynasty swordsman and martial artist * Choi Dong-soo (baseball) (born 1971), South Korean baseball coach *

Choi Dong-soo (footballer) Choi Dong-soo (born January 29, 1985) is a South Korean footballer who last played as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People *Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association ...

(born 1985), South Korean football player *

Kim Dong-soo (baseball) Kim Dong-soo (born October 27, 1968) is a former professional baseball catcher and current manager of the futures (general 2nd) LG Twins of the KBO League. References External linksCareer statistics and player information
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(born 1968), South Korean baseball manager * Kim Dong-soo (canoeist) (born 1969), South Korean canoeist * Garimto (born Kim Dong-soo, 1981), South Korean former professional StarCraft player *

Lee Dong-soo Lee Dong-soo ( ; born 7 June 1974) is a former badminton player from South Korea who affiliate with the Samsung Electro-Mechanics. Competition Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Yoo Y ...

(born 1974), South Korean badminton player * Lee Dong-soo (footballer) (born 1994), South Korean football player

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