Won-chul, also spelled Won-chol, 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 35 hanja with the reading "won" and 11 hanja with the reading "
chul" 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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Paek Won-chul (born 1977), South Korean handball player
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Yoo Won-chul
Yoo Won-chul (; born 20 July 1984) is a South Korean gymnast. Yoo was part of the South Korean team that won the bronze medal in the team event at the 2006 Asian Games. As an individual, he won a silver medal at the 2006 World Artistic Gymnast ...
(born 1984), South Korean gymnast
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Yun Won-chol (born 1989), North Korean Greco-Roman wrestler
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