Sang-cheol explained

Hangul:	상철
Hanja:	,, and others
Mr:	Sangchŏl
Rr:	Sang-cheol

Sang-cheol or Sang-chul, also spelled Sang-chol in North Korea, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the 10th-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 1950.^[1] Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "sang" and 11 hanja with the reading "chul" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.^[2]

People with this name include:

Sportspeople

• Lee Sang-cheol (born 1935), South Korean long distance runner
• Seo Sang-cheol (judoka) (born 1944), South Korean judo practitioner
• Sang Chul Lee (taekwondo) (born 1948), American taekwondo practitioner of Korean descent
• Yoon Sang-chul (born 1965), South Korean football forward
• Yoo Sang-chul (1971–2021), South Korean football manager
• Park Sang-cheol (born 1984), South Korean football goalkeeper
• Ri Sang-chol (born 1990), North Korean football midfielder

Other

• Sang Chul Lee (1924–2017), United Church of Canada leader
• Suh Sang-chul (1935–1983), South Korean economist, educator and administrator
• Chin Sang-chol, North Korean politician; see 2014 North Korean parliamentary election

See also

• List of Korean given names

Notes and References

1. Web site: 한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?. babyname.co.kr. 2012-11-09.
2. 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.