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Korean last names are 100% Sino-Korean, which means that the words were derived from a Chinese character. Some last names are spelled and pronounced the same, but if they are based on different Chinese characters, its meaning would also be different.
Baek 백 - white
Bang 방 - square, region
Choi 최 (崔 - cuī) - pinnacle, high, towering
Go 고 - high
Han 한 - country, leader, Korea
Hwang 황 - yellow
Im 임 - to be in charge
Im/Lim 임 - to carry, to endure, forest
Jang 장 - to expand section, rule, village, farmland, Jiang state
Jeon 전 - whole, complete, rice field, money, coin
Jeong 정 - large nail
Jeong 정 - Zheng (name of Chinese Kingdom)
Jeong 정 - To count
Ji 지 - pond
Jo 조 - group, companion (name of Chinese Kingdom)
Jung 정 - weight, law, Zheng state fourth
Kang 강 - ginger, sea, peaceful, happy
Kim 김 (金 - jin) - Gold
Kwon 권 - whole, complete, rice field, money, coin
Lee 이 - different, plum tree
Min 민 - to urge, push
Oh 오 - Wu state
Park 박 - Tree bark, magnolia tree
Seok 석 - stone, ancient
So 서 - calmly, quietly, west
Yoo 유 - storehouse, axe, willow tree, to approve
Yoon 윤 (尹 - yīn) - to govern
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That's all for today!
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