Soo-geun, also spelled Swoo-geun, 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 34 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 ...
" and 18 hanja with the reading "
geun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
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Park Su-geun (1914–1965), South Korean painter
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Kim Swoo-geun (1931–1986), South Korean architect
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Lee Soo-geun
Lee Soo-geun (; born February 10, 1975) is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his career as a comedian on KBS '' Gag Concert'', and is under the management of SM Culture & C ...
(born 1975), South Korean comedian
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Jung Soo-keun (born 1977), South Korean baseball player
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