What is "min-seok"

Min-seok, also spelled Min-suk, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading " min" and 20 hanja with the reading " seok" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People with this name include:

Sportspeople

• Kim Min-suk (swimmer) (born 1979), South Korean swimmer
• Kim Min-seok (table tennis) (born 1992), South Korean table tennis player
• Kim Min-seok (figure skater) (born 1993), South Korean figure skater

Entertainers

• Oh Min-suk (born 1980), South Korean actor
• Kim Min-seok (born 1990), South Korean singer; see list of Exo members
• Yoon Min-suk, South Korean lyricist who wrote the song Fucking USA

Other

• Cho Minsuk (born 1966), South Korean architect
• Baek Minseok (born 1971), South Korean writer
• Jeong Min-suk (born 1978), alias Jeong Yol, South Korean LGBT rights activist