Woo-sung (name)

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Woo-sung is a Korean male given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used. There are 42 hanja with the reading "woo" and 27 hanja with the reading "sung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. [1]

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References

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