Byung-hee

Byung-hee is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 17 hanja with the reading "byung" and 24 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]

Byung-hee
Hangul
병희
Hanja
秉熙, 丙熙, and others
Revised RomanizationByeong-hui
McCune–ReischauerPyŏng'hŭi

People with this name include:

  • Son Byong-hi (1861–1922), Korean male independence activist
  • Hong Byung-hee (born 1971), South Korean male chemistry researcher
  • Yun Byeong-hui (born 1976), South Korean female rhythmic gymnast
  • Kim Byung-Hee (born 1982), South Korean female sport shooter
  • G.O (singer) (born Jung Byung-hee, 1987), South Korean male singer, main vocalist of MBLAQ

Fictional characters with this name include:

  • Go Byung-hee, in 2006 South Korean television series What's Up Fox
  • Joo Byung-hee, in 2012 South Korean television series Shut Up Flower Boy Band

See also

References
  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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