Seung-su, Sung-su, or Seung-soo is a Korean masculine
given name. The 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 15 hanja with the reading "
seung
The ''sueng'' ( th, ซึง, Burmese: ၄ကြိုးထပ်ပို (ဆီုင်), , also spelled ''seung'' or ''süng'') is a plucked fretted lute from the northern ( Lanna) region of Thailand. The instrument is made from hardwood ...
" 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 used in given names.
People with this name include:
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Han Seung-soo
Han Seung-soo (born 28 December 1936) is a South Korean politician and diplomat. He served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea from 29 February 2008 to 28 September 2009. He was the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special E ...
(born 1936), South Korean politician and diplomat
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Kim Seung-soo
Kim Seung-Soo (born July 25, 1971) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Television series
* '' Hur Jun'' (1999)
* ''Bad Boys'' (2000)
* ''Rookie'' (2000)
* ''Cool'' (2001)
* ''Mina'' (2001)
* ''Fox and Cotton Candy'' (2001)
* ''Remember'' ...
(born 1973), South Korean actor
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Ryu Seung-soo
Ryu Seung-soo (born August 12, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Ryu made his acting debut in 1997 with a minor role in Park Chan-wook's film ''Trio'', and has been active as a supporting actor on film and television since. Among his notable films ...
(born 1981), South Korean actor
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Lee Seung-soo
Lee Seung-su (Hangul: 이승수; born 20 July 1990) is a South Korean judoka.
Career
Lee is the South Korea national team's primary half-middleweight fighter, having represented them at the 2014 and 2015 World Judo Championships. He was also ch ...
(born 1990), South Korean ''judoka''
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