Ji-su

Ji-su, also spelled Ji-soo, Jee-su, or Jee-soo, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 67 hanja with the reading "soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

Ji-su
Hangul
지수
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationJi-su
McCune–ReischauerChisu

People with this name include:

Entertainers

  • Kim Ji-soo (actress) (born Yang Sung-yoon, 1972), South Korean actress
  • Seo Ji-soo (born 1985), South Korean female professional StarCraft player
  • Shin Ji-soo (born 1985), South Korean actress
  • Park Ji-soo (actress) (born 1988), South Korean actress
  • Kim Ji-soo (singer, born 1990), South Korean male singer
  • Jisu Park (born 1990), South Korean male professional StarCraft player
  • Park Jeesu (born 1990), stage name KIXS, South Korean male singer, member of DMTN
  • Ji Soo (full name Kim Ji-soo, born 1993), South Korean actor
  • Seo Ji-soo (born 1994), South Korean female singer, member of Lovelyz
  • Joshua Ji-soo Hong (born 1995), American male singer of Korean descent, member of South Korean band Seventeen
  • Jisoo (singer, born 1995), South Korean actress and singer, member of Blackpink
  • Park Ji-hyo (born Park Ji-soo, 1997), South Korean female singer, member of Twice
  • Choi Ji-soo (stage name Lia, born 2000), South Korean female singer, main vocalist of girl group Itzy

Sportspeople

  • Mo Ji-soo (born 1969), South Korean male short track speed skater
  • Hwang Ji-soo (born 1981), South Korean male football midfielder (K League Classic)
  • Jisoo Han (born 1983), South Korean female diving instructor in Honduras
  • Jeon Ji-soo (born 1985), South Korean female short track speed skater
  • Kim Ji-soo (baseball) (born 1986), South Korean male baseball player
  • Jung Ji-soo (born 1990), South Korean male football striker (Thai Division 1 League)
  • Yoon Ji-su (born 1993), South Korean female fencer
  • Kim Ji-soo (skeleton racer) (born 1994), South Korean male skeleton racer
  • Park Ji-soo (footballer) (born 1994), South Korean male football centre back (K League Challenge)
  • Park Ji-su (born 1998), South Korean female basketball player

See also

References

  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF) (in Korean). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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