Ji-hwan

Ji-hwan
Hangul
지환
Hanja
and others
Revised RomanizationJi-hwan
McCune–ReischauerChihwan

Ji-hwan, also spelled Chi-hwan, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 21 hanja with the reading "hwan" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]

People with this name include:

  • Ahn Ji-hwan (born 1969), South Korean voice actor, television/radio presenter, and actor
  • Han Ji-hwan (born 1977), South Korean former judoka
  • Kang Ji-hwan (born 1977), South Korean actor
  • Han Chi-hwan (born 1984), South Korean civil rights activist
  • Oh Ji-hwan (born 1990), South Korean baseball shortstop (Korea Baseball Organization)
  • Bae Ji-hwan (born 1999), South Korean baseball shortstop (US Major League Baseball)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.