Kyung-seok, also spelled Kyung-suk or Kyong-sok, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" and 20 hanja with the reading "seok" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]
| Kyung-seok | |
| Hangul | 경석 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gyeong-seok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kyŏngsŏk |
People with this name include
- Moon Kyoung-seok (born 1958), stage name Dragon Lee, North Korean-born South Korean martial artist
- Im Gyeong-seok (born 1968), South Korean rower
- Seo Gyeong-seok (born 1970), South Korean sprint canoer
- Kim Kyung-seok (born 1972), South Korean field hockey player
- Seo Kyung-seok (born 1972), South Korean comedian
- Park Kyung-suk (handballer) (born 1981), South Korean handball player
- Ri Kyong-sok (born 1981), North Korean weightlifter
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Do Kyung-seok, the main character of the drama Gangnam Beauty
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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