Sang-wook 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.
Hanja
There are 35 hanja with the reading "
sang
Sang or SANG may refer to:
Organizations
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Places
*Sang, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran
*Sang, Northern Region, a town in Mion District, Northern Region, Ghana
* Sang, Seka, ...
" and 11 hanja with the reading "wook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Ways of writing this name in hanja include:
* (서로 상 ''seoro sang'', 아침 해 욱 ''achim hae uk''): "together with the morning sun"
* (서로 상 ''seoro sang'', 햇빛 밝을 욱 ''haetbit balgeul uk''): "together with the sunshine"
* (오히려 상 ''ohiryeo sang'', 빛날 욱 ''binnal uk'')
People
People with this name include:
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Kim Sang-wook (fencer) (born 1964), South Korean fencer
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Ji Sang-wook
Ji Sang-wook (; born 16 May 1965) is a South Korean academic and politician in the conservative Bareun Party. He is currently a member of the National Assembly for Jung-gu and Seongdong-gu, Seoul, and was previously head of the party's district o ...
(born 1965), South Korean politician (Saenuri Party)
*Lee Sang-wook (born 1971), Korean American actor known as
Will Yun Lee
William Yun Lee (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor and martial artist. He is best known for his roles as Danny Woo in the supernatural drama '' Witchblade'' and Jae Kim in the sci-fi series '' Bionic Woman''. He has also appeared in th ...
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Park Sang-wook (actor)
Park Sang-wook (born January 18, 1976) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
Television series
References
External links
Park Sang-wookat Namoo Actors
Namoo Actors Co. Ltd. (), founded in 2004, is a talent management age ...
(born 1976), South Korean actor
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Joo Sang-wook
Joo Sang-wook (; born July 18, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in generational saga ''Giant'', medical drama '' Good Doctor'', romantic comedy '' Cunning Single Lady'', '' Birth of a Beauty'', and crime procedural ' ...
(born 1978), South Korean actor
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Jeon Sang-wook (footballer) (born 1979), South Korean football player
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Kevin Na
Kevin Sangwook Na ( ko, 나상욱; born September 15, 1983) is a Korean American professional golfer. He was a member of the PGA Tour until June 2022, when he resigned in order to join LIV Golf. He won five tournaments on the PGA Tour between ...
(born Na Sangwook, 1983), South Korean-born American golfer
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Lee Sang-wook (born 1985), South Korean artistic gymnast
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Park Sang-wook (born 1986), South Korean football player
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Jeon Sang-wook (esports player) (born 1987), South Korean professional StarCraft player
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Kim Sang-wook
Kim Sang-wook (born 21 April 1988) is a South Korea professional ice hockey left winger who plays for Anyang Halla. Internationally he has played for the South Korean national team at the junior and senior levels, and participated at the 2018 ...
(born 1988), South Korean ice hockey player
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Sang-Wook Cheong
Sang Wook Cheong is a Korean American materials scientist at Rutgers University. He has made ground-breaking contributions to the research field of enhanced physical functionalities in complex materials originating from collective correlations ...
, South Korean materials scientist at Rutgers University
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 ...
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names