Dong-seok, also spelled Dong-suk or Tong-sok, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends 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 20 hanja with the reading "
seok" 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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Dong-Suk Kang (born 1954), South Korean violinist
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Kang Dong-suk (born 1969), South Korean yachtsman
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Ma Dong-seok
Ma Dong-seok (born Lee Dong-seok on March 1, 1971), also known as Don Lee, is a South Korean–American actor. With his breakout performance in '' Train to Busan'' and subsequent leading roles, he has become one of South Korea's most successful ...
(born 1971), South Korean actor
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Park Dong-suk (born 1984), South Korean football player
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Kim Dong-suk (born 1987), South Korean football player
Fictional characters with this name include:
*Kang Dong-seok, in 1995 South Korean television series ''
Asphalt Man
''Asphalt Man'' () is a 1995 South Korean television series starring Lee Byung-hun, Choi Jin-sil, Jung Woo-sung, and Lee Young-ae. Based on the 1991 comic of the same title by manhwa artist Huh Young-man, it aired on SBS from May 17 to July 6, ...
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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 ...
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names