Jung-hee explained

Hangul:	정희
Hanja:	Masculine: Feminine:
Mr:	Chŏnghŭi
Rr:	Jeong-hui

Jung-hee, also spelled as Jeong-hee, Jeong-hui, Chung-hee, or in North Korea as Jong-hui, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 65 hanja with the reading "jung" and 25 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.^[1] Jung-hee was the fourth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1950, falling to sixth place by 1960.^[2]

People with this name include:

Artists, scholars, and writers

• Kim Jeong-hui (1786–1856), Joseon Dynasty male calligrapher
• Choe Jeong-hui (1912–1990), South Korean female writer
• Moon Chung-hee (born 1947), South Korean female poet
• Oh Jung-hee (born 1947), South Korean female writer
• Cheon Jung-hee, South Korean male mathematician
• Chunghee Sarah Soh, South Korean-born American sociocultural anthropologist

Entertainers

• Yoon Jeong-hee (born Son Mi-ja, 1944), South Korean actress
• Jang Jung-hee (born 1958), South Korean actress
• Moon Jung-hee (born 1976), South Korean actress
• Yoon Jung-hee (born 1980), South Korean actress
• Lee Jung-hee (born 1981), stage name Lee Jung, South Korean singer
• Lim Jeong-hee (born 1981), South Korean female R&B singer

Politicians

• Park Chung Hee (1917–1979), South Korean male general and politician, leader of South Korea from 1963 until his death
• Lee Jung-hee (born 1969), South Korean female lawyer and politician

Sportspeople

• Lee Jung-hee (born 1965), South Korean female gymnast
• Park Jeong-hui (born 1966), South Korean male judoka
• Park Jung-hee (sport shooter) (born 1967), South Korean male sport shooter
• Park Chung-hee (handballer) (born 1975), South Korean female handball player
• Ri Jong-hui (born 1975), North Korean female football goalkeeper
• Ji Jung-hee (born 1985), South Korean female volleyball player
• Cho Jung-hui, North Korean female table tennis player

Others

• Lee Jeonghee (born 1963), South Korean female abacus master
• Chun Jung-hee (born 1983), South Korean male professional computer game player

Fictional characters

• Ryeon Jung-hee, female character portrayed by Jeon Ji-hyun in 2013 South Korean film The Berlin File

See also

• List of Korean given names
• Choi Jung-hui (; born 1951), South Korean female speed skater
• Lee Chung-hee (basketball) (; born 1959), South Korean male basketball player
• Lee Chung-hee (swimmer) (; born 1981), South Korean male swimmer
• Kim Jong-hui (born 1980), North Korean female speed skater
• Yu Jong-hui (born 1986), North Korean female football defender

Notes and References

1. Web site: 인명용 한자표. Table of hanja for use in personal names. Supreme Court. South Korea. August 2007. 2013-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829123222/http://help.scourt.go.kr/nm/img/hanja/hanja.pdf. 29 August 2017.
2. Web site: 한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?. babyname.co.kr. 2012-11-09.