Jeong-hyo, also spelled Jung-hyo, is a
Korean
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People and culture
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* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
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**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
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unisex given name. Its 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.
Hanja
There are 75 hanja with the reading "
jeong" and 24 hanja with the reading "hyo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Some ways of writing this name in hanja include:
* (곧을 정 ''godeul jeong'', 효도 효 ''hyodo hyo''): "chaste and filial"
* (바를 정 ''bareul jeong'', 효도 효 ''hyodo hyo''): "upright and filial"
People
People with this name include:
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Princess Jeonghyo
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of Balhae (d. 792), who is buried at the
Mausoleum of Princess Jeonghyo
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Sinjong of Goryeo
Sinjong of Goryeo (11 August 1144 – 15 February 1204, r. 1197–1204) was the twentieth monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. The fifth son of King Injong, Sinjong took the throne after his brother King Myeongjong was sent into exile by ...
(1144–1204), posthumous name Jeonghyo, twentieth monarch of the Goryeo Dynasty
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Ahn Junghyo
Ahn Junghyo (This is the author's preferred Romanization per LTI Korea) is a South Korean novelist and literary translator."안정효" biographical PDF available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#
Life
He wa ...
(born 1941), South Korean male novelist
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Lee Jung-hyo
Lee Jung-Hyo (born July 23, 1975) is a South Korean former football player and current manager.
He played for one club, Busan I'Park
Busan IPark ( ko, 부산 아이파크) is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan that co ...
(born 1975), South Korean male football player
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 unisex given names