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Ji-hwan
Hangul
지환
Hanja
and others
Revised RomanizationJi-hwan
McCune–ReischauerChihwan

Ji-hwan, also spelled Chi-hwan, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading " ji" and 21 hanja with the reading " hwan" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. [1]

People with this name include:

  • Ahn Ji-hwan (born 1969), South Korean voice actor, television/radio presenter, and actor
  • Han Ji-hwan (born 1977), South Korean former judoka
  • Kang Ji-hwan (born 1977), South Korean actor
  • Han Chi-hwan (born 1984), South Korean civil rights activist
  • Oh Ji-hwan (born 1990), South Korean baseball shortstop (Korea Baseball Organization)
  • Bae Ji-hwan (born 1999), South Korean baseball shortstop (US Major League Baseball)

See also

References

  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.