Jeong-sik, also spelled Jung-sik or Jong-sik, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the
hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 65 hanja with the reading "
jeong" and 16 hanja with the reading "sik" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
Notable people with the name include:
Kim Jeong-sik (1902–1934), pen name
Kim Sowol, Korean poet of the Japanese colonial period
Moon Jung-sik (1930–2006), South Korean football player and manager
An Jung-sik (1861–1919), Joseon Dynasty writer, whose given name is spelled differently in hangul (중식)
References
^"인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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