Seung-woo, also spelled Sung-woo, is a
Korea
Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...
n masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period.
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used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "''
seung
The ''sueng'' (, Burmese language, Burmese: ၄ကြိုးထပ်ပို (ဆီုင်), , also spelled ''seung'' or ''süng'') Lanna(ᨪᩧ᩠ᨦ)is a plucked fretted lute from the Northern Thailand, northern (Lanna) region of Thaila ...
''" and 60 hanja with the reading "''
woo
Woo, or variants, may refer to:
People
* Wu (surname), and several variants and other transliterations
** Wu (surname 伍)
** Wu (surname 武)
** Ng (name): 吳, 伍
* Hu (surname), also pronounced Woo
* Woo (Korean surname)
* Woo (Korean give ...
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대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "우"
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South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People
People with this name include:
Sportspeople
*Han Seung-woo (sport shooter)
Seungwoo Han (born 3 July 1983) is a South Korean shooter. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Han attended Kyungnam University
Kyungnam University () is a private university in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Ko ...
(born 1983), South Korean sport shooter
*Choi Seung-woo
Choi Seung-woo (born 19 December 1989, Ansan) is a South Korean track cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-s ...
(born 1989), South Korean track cyclist
* Nam Seung-woo (born 1992), South Korean football midfielder (Belgian Second Division)
*Ryu Seung-woo
Ryu Seung-woo (; born 17 December 1993) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for Khon Kaen United in the Thai League 1.
Club career
Bayer Leverkusen
Although Ryu signed his first professional contract with Jeju United from th ...
(born 1993), South Korean football forward (Bundesliga)
*Lee Seung-woo
Lee Seung-woo (; born 6 January 1998) is a South Korean Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Winger, left winger for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
Early life
Aged 12, Lee caug ...
(born 1998), South Korean football forward and midfielder (Spanish youth league)
Entertainers
*Kim Seung-woo
Kim Seung-woo (, c. February 24, 1969) is a South Korean actor and talk show host.
Filmography Film
*'' Chasing'' (2016)
*''Horny Family'' (2013)
*'' I Am a Dad'' (2011)
*'' 71: Into the Fire'' (2010)
*'' Iris: The Movie'' (2010)
*''Curling ...
(born 1969), South Korean actor
* Cha Seung-woo (born 1978), South Korean singer and actor
*Cho Seung-woo
Cho Seung-woo (; born March 28, 1980) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is best known for his leading roles in the films ''The Classic (2003 film), The Classic'' (2003), ''Marathon (2005 film), Marathon'' (2005), ''Tazza: The High Rollers'' ...
(born 1980), South Korean actor
*Han Seung-woo
Han Seung-woo (, born December 24, 1994), known mononymously as Seungwoo, is a South Korean singer, singer-songwriter, and actor. He debuted as a member of South Korean group Victon in 2016. In 2019, he finished third on ''Produce X 101'' and ...
(born 1994), South Korean singer
*Yoo Seung-woo
Yoo Seung-woo, also stylised Yu Seung Woo (, born February 26, 1997), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Career 2012-2014: Superstar K4 and debut
In 2012, Yoo Seung-woo made his television debut when he competed in Mnet (TV ...
(born 1997), South Korean singer
Others
* Lee Seung-u (born 1959), South Korean writer
See also
*List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu
List
* Ga-young ()
* Ga-eun ()
* Ga-eul ()
* Ga-in ()
* Kang-min ()
*Gun ()
* Kun-woo ()
* Kyung-gu ()
* Kyung-lim ()
* Kyung-mo ()
* Kyung-m ...
References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names