Moon-sik, also spelled Moon-shik, Mun-sik, or Mun-shik, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the

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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 14 hanja with the reading "

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" and 16 hanja with the reading "sik" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: * Chae Mun-shik ( 채문식, 1925–2010),

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(1983–1985) * Yoon Mun-sik (born 1945), South Korean actor *

Lee Moon-sik Lee Moon-sik (born November 13, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Lee Moon-sik debuted in Jang Jin films of the late 1990s after an illustrious career in Daehak-ro (considered the " Korean Broadway"), where he learned great comic timing, ad-lib ...

(born 1967), South Korean actor *

Choi Moon-sik Choi Moon-sik (born 6 January 1971) is a South Korean football coach and former player. He is considered one of the greatest creative technicians in South Korean football history, and his nickname was also the "Technician" during his playing c ...

(born 1971), South Korean footballer * Kim Moon-shik, represented South Korea in Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing Fictional characters with this name include: *Choi Moon-shik, from 2013 South Korean television series '' Who Are You?''

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