Hyuk, also spelled Hyeok, or Hyok, is a

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, 3 ...

n masculine given name, an element in two-syllable

Korean given name Korean names are names that place their origin in, or are used in, Korea. A Korean name in the modern era typically consists of a surname followed by a given name, with no middle names. A number of Korean terms for names exist. For full names, ...

s. As given name 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 it. There are 12 hanja with the reading "''hyuk''"대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "혁"
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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 t ...

n government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.

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People

* Kim Hyeok (independence activist) (1915–1945), independence activist *

Byun Hyuk Byun Hyuk (born January 1, 1966), also known as Daniel H. Byun, is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He graduated from La Fémis in 1997. Best known for his working on his film debut ''Interview'' (2000) using the Dogme 95 movement, ...

(born 1966), South Korean film director and screenwriter * An Hyuk (born 1968), North Korean defector *

Kim Hyuk Kim Hyuk (born 1972) is a South Korean judoka. He won a gold medal in the lightweight (65 kg) division at the 1997 World Judo Championships in Paris. In 1994, Kim won five international competitions including Paris Open (Tournoi de Paris) ...

(born 1972), South Korean judo practitioner *

Jang Hyuk Jeong Yong-jun (; born December 20, 1976), better known as Jang Hyuk, is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films '' Volcano High'' (2001), '' Windstruck'' (2004), '' The Flu'' (2013), as well as the television s ...

(born 1976), South Korean actor *

Kwon Hyuk (baseball) Kwon Hyuk (; born November 6, 1983, in Daegu, South Korea) is a baseball player from South Korea who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. References External links Career statistics and player informationfrom the KBO League Th ...

(born 1983), South Korean baseball player *

Hyuk Shin Hyuk Shin (; born June 5, 1985) is an international multi-platinum record producer, music executive, and entrepreneur who has worked with global superstars such as Justin Bieber, Anderson .Paak, Blackbear, Dean, NCT, Super Junior, TXT, Exo ...

(born 1985), South Korean-born American music producer * Jeong Hyuk (born 1986), South Korean football player *

Dean (South Korean singer) Kwon Hyuk (; born November 10, 1992), better known by his stage name Dean (), is a South Korean alternative R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer. On March 25, 2016, he released his debut EP, '' 130 Mood: TRBL'', and multiple collab ...

(born Kwon Hyuk, 1992), South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer *

Oh Hyuk Oh Hyuk (, born October 5, 1993), stylised OHHYUK, is a South Korean singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter of indie rock band Hyukoh. Background Born in South Korea, Oh moved to China when ...

(born 1993), South Korean singer, member of rock band Hyukoh * Jin Hyuk, South Korean television director People with the stage name or nickname Hyuk include: *

Im Hyuk Im Hyuk (born Im Jung-hyuk; May 31, 1949) is a South Korean actor. Im has starred in television series since 1969, notably in historical drama A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the pa ...

(born Im Jung-hyuk, 1949), South Korean actor *

Hyuk (singer) Han Sang-hyuk ( born July 5, 1995), better known by his stage name Hyuk (), is a South Korean singer and actor. Hyuk debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group VIXX in May 2012, and began his acting career in 2016 in the comedy-action ...

(born Han Sang-hyuk, 1995), South Korean singer, member of boy band VIXX

First syllable

* Hyuk-gi *

Hyuk-jae Hyuk-jae is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are nine hanja with the reading " hyuk" and 20 hanja with the reading " jae" on the South Korean government's official list ...

* Hyuk-jun * Hyuk-kyu * Hyuk-min * Hyuk-soo * Hyuk-woo

Second syllable

* Dong-hyuk * Jae-hyuk * Jin-hyuk * Jong-hyuk *

Joon-hyuk Jun-hyeok, Joon-hyuk, or Jun-hyok is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading " joon" and nine hanja with the reading " hyuk" on the South Kor ...

Kwang-hyok Kwang-hyok, also spelled Gwang-hyeok, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading " kwang" and nine hanja with the reading " hyok" on the Sou ...

* Min-hyuk * Si-hyuk

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