Byeong-cheol
| Byeong-cheol | |
| Hangul | 병철 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Byeong-cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pyŏngch'ŏl |
Byeong-cheol, or Byung-chul, Pyong-chol is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "byeong" and 11 hanja with the reading "cheol" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1] It was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys born in South Korea in 1950.[2]
People with this name include:
- Kim Byong-cheol, South Korean taekwondo practitioner, gold medalist at the 1992 Olympics
- Ri Pyong-chol (born 1948), North Korean marshal
- Choi Byung-chul (born 1981), South Korean foil fencer
- Byung-Chul Han (born 1959), South Korean philosopher and cultural theorist
- Byung Chul Kim (born 1974), South Korean artist
- Kim Byung-chul (born 1974), South Korean actor
- Lee Byung-chul (1910–1987), South Korean businessman, founder of the Samsung Group
- Park Byung-chul (born 1954), South Korean former footballer
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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