Man-su (pronounced ), also spelled Man-soo, 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 19 hanja with the reading "man" and 67 hanja with the reading "

soo Soo or SOO may refer to: Places * Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a border city in Canada nicknamed "The Soo" * Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, a border city in the United States also nicknamed "The Soo" ** Soo Locks, the locks between Lake Superior and ...

" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: *

Kang Man-soo Kang Man-Soo (born 24 August 1955) is a South Korean former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cul ...

(born 1955), South Korean volleyball player *

Lee Man-soo Lee Man-soo (, Hanja: 李萬洙; born September 9, 1958 in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, South Korea), also spelled as Man Soo Lee, is a former Korea Professional Baseball catcher and First baseman and manager. After a distinguished career as a prof ...

(born 1958), South Korean baseball coach and former catcher *

Kim Man-su Kim Man-su (; born April 18, 1996) is the catcher of KT Wiz of the KBO League. He graduated from Hyocheon High school. References External links Man-su Kimon Baseball Reference Baseball-Reference is a website providing baseball stati ...

(born 1996), South Korean baseball catcher *

Kim Man-su (politician) Kim Man-su ( ko, 김만수; September 14, 1956) is a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He is also a member of the Minister of Electric Power Industry in the Cabinet of North Korea as well as member of the Cen ...

, North Korean politician elected in the

2014 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 9 March 2014 to elect the members of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly. Background This was the first election since the assumption of Kim Jong-un as leader of the country as the leader of t ...

Fictional characters with this name include: *Mansu, one of the title characters of 1988 South Korean film ''

Chilsu and Mansu ''Chilsu and Mansu'' () is a 1988 South Korean film, and noted director Park Kwang-su's debut film. Though not a box-office hit (only attracting 73,751 people in theatres), the film is remembered as a major step towards freedom of expression in Sou ...

'' *Man-soo, character in 2007 South Korean television series ''

Likeable or Not ''Likeable or Not'' (; lit. ''I Hate You, But It's Fine'') is a South Korean television series starring Han Ji-hye, Kim Ji-seok, Jo Dong-hyuk, Yoo In-young, and Lee Young-eun. The daily drama aired on KBS1 from September 3, 2007 to May 2, 2008 o ...

'' *Oh Man-soo, character in 2017 South Korean television series ''

Black Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white ha ...

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