Tae-woong 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 20 hanja with the reading " tae" and two hanja with the reading "

woong Woong, also spelled Ung, is a Korean masculine given name and name element. It is one of a small number of single-syllable Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are only two hanja with this reading on t ...

" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. People with this name include: * Baik Tae-ung (born 1962), South Korean law professor and former prisoner of conscience *

Uhm Tae-woong Uhm Tae-woong (born April 5, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 1998, but initially struggled to emerge from under the shadow of his older sister, popular singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa. After several years of small roles an ...

(born 1974), South Korean actor *

Choi Tae-woong Choi Tae-woong (born 9 April 1976) is a South Korean volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( ...

(born 1976), South Korean volleyball player *

Park Tae-woong Park Tae-Woong (; born 30 January 1988) is a South Korean footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footba ...

(born 1988), South Korean footballer

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{{given name Korean masculine given names

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