Sung-chul (name) explained

Hangul:	성철
Hanja:	, and others
Mr:	Sŏngch'ŏl
Rr:	Seongcheol

Sung-chul, also spelled Seong-cheol or Song-chol, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and 11 hanja with the reading "chul" 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:

Politicians

• Pak Song-chol (1913–2008), North Korean politician, premier from 1976 to 1977
• Yang Sung-chul (born 1939), South Korean political scientist, politician, and diplomat
• Kim Song-chol (politician), North Korean politician and general

Sportspeople

• Han Seong-cheol (born 1948), South Korean judo practitioner
• Nam Song-chol (born 1982), North Korean international footballer
• Pak Song-chol (athlete) (born 1984), North Korean long-distance runner
• Ri Song-chol (born 1986), North Korean figure skater
• Pak Song-chol (footballer, born 1987), North Korean international footballer (DPR Korea Premier Football League, Cambodian Premier League)
• Son Seong-cheol (born 1987), South Korean springboard diver
• Pak Song-chol (footballer, born 1991), North Korean footballer (DPR Korea Premier Football League)
• Kim Song-chol (born 1993), North Korean weightlifter

Others

• Seongcheol, dharma name of Yi Yeongju (1912–1993), South Korean Seon Buddhist master
• Shin Sung-chul (born 1952), South Korean physicist
• Kim Sung-cheol (born 1991), South Korean actor

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. 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.