Dong-wook explained

Hangul:	동욱
Hanja:	,,, and others
Mr:	Tong'uk
Rr:	Dong-uk

Dong-wook is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 11 hanja with the reading "wook" 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:

• Song Dong-wook (born 1962), South Korean former tennis player
• JK Kim Dong-wook (born 1975), South Korean singer
• Lee Dong-wook (born 1981), South Korean actor
• Shin Dong-wook (born 1982), South Korean actor
• Kim Dong-wook (born 1983), South Korean actor
• Choi Dong-wook (born 1984), stage name Se7en, South Korean singer

See also

• List of Korean given names

Notes and References

1. Web site: 인명용 한자표. Table of hanja for use in personal names. Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Seoul. 11 October 2005.