Kyu-chul is a Korean masculine 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. There are 20 hanja with the reading "kyu" 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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Chang Kyou-chul (1946–2000), South Korean boxer
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Kim Kyu-chul (born 1960), South Korean actor, Best New Actor at the 1993
Chunsa Film Art Awards
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Han Kyu-chul (born 1981), South Korean swimmer
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Chang Gyu-cheol (born 1992), South Korean swimmer
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