Dong-hyuk explained

Hangul:	동혁
Hanja:	,, and others
Mr:	Tonghyŏk
Rr:	Dong-hyeok

Dong-hyuk, also spelled Dong-hyeok or Tong-hyok, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and nine hanja with the reading "hyuk" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.^[1]

People with this name include:

Entertainers and musicians

Hwang Dong-hyuk (born 1971), South Korean film director
Jo Dong-hyuk (born 1977), South Korean actor
Dong-Hyek Lim (born 1984), South Korean pianist
Lee Dong-hyuk (born 2000), South Korean singer, member of boy band NCT

Sportspeople

Park Dong-hyuk (born 1979), South Korean football defender (K-League Classic)
Jang Dong-hyuk (born 1983), South Korean football midfielder (Korea National League)
Kwak Dong-hyuk (born 1983), South Korean volleyball player
Kwon Tong-hyok (born 1985), North Korean sport shooter
Shin Dong-hyuk (footballer) (born 1987), South Korean football midfielder (K-League Classic)
An Dong-hyeok (born 1988), South Korean football midfielder (K-League Challenge)

Other

Shin Dong-hyuk (born 1982), North Korean defector living in South Korea
Kim Tong-hyok, North Korean politician, chosen to represent Changkyong Constituency in the 2014 North Korean parliamentary election

Fictional characters

Shin Dong-hyuk (Hotelier), in 2001 South Korean television series Hotelier

Notes and References

Web site: 인명용 한자표. Table of hanja for use in personal names. Supreme Court. South Korea. ko. August 2007. 19 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829123222/http://help.scourt.go.kr/nm/img/hanja/hanja.pdf. 29 August 2017.