Sung-sook, also spelled Song-suk, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning depends 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 27 hanja with the reading "
sung
Sung may refer to:
*Sung, Cambodia, commune in Samlout District, Battambang Province
*Singing (past participle of the verb "to sing")
Chinese history
*Song (state) (宋) (11th century BC – 286 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, a ...
" and 13 hanja with the reading "
sook" 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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Jung Sung-sook
Jung Sung-Sook (born January 26, 1972) is a South Korean judoka.
She won two Olympic bronze medals in the half-middleweight division in 1996 and 2000
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(born 1972), South Korean judo practitioner
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O Song-suk
O Song-suk (born 2 September 1977) is a North Korean long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. Her personal best time is 2:31:14 hours, achieved in April 2002 in Pyongyang.
She finished 23rd in the marathon at the 2005 World Champio ...
(born 1977), North Korean long-distance runner
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 feminine given names
Feminine given names