Chul-soo
| Chul-soo | |
| Hangul | 철수 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 哲秀, 哲洙, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Cheol-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ǒlsu |
Chul-soo is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 11 hanja with the reading "chul" and 67 hanja with the reading "soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]
People with this name include:
- Ahn Cheol-soo (born 1962), South Korean businessman and politician
- Im Cheol-su, South Korean victim of the 1969 Korean Air Lines YS-11 hijacking
- Park Chul-soo (1948–2013), South Korean film director
Fictional characters with this name include
- Chul-soo, in 2012 South Korean film A Werewolf Boy
- Park Chul-soo, in 2006 South Korean television series What's Up Fox
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names]. South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.