CHOI 최, 崔 KoreanFrom Sino-Korean
崔 (choe) meaning
"high, lofty, towering".
HAN 한, 韓 Chinese, KoreanFrom Chinese
韩 (hán) referring to the ancient state of Han, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC in what is now Shanxi and Henan provinces.
IM 임, 林, 任 KoreanFrom Sino-Korean
林 (im) meaning
"forest", making it the Korean form of
LIN, or
任 (im) of uncertain meaning, making it the Korean form of
REN.
JO 조, 趙 KoreanAlternate transcription of Korean Hangul
조 (see
CHO).
KIM 김, 金 KoreanKorean form of
JIN, from Sino-Korean
金 (gim) meaning
"gold". This is the most popular surname in Korea.
PARK (1) 박, 樸, 朴 KoreanFrom Sino-Korean
樸, 朴 (bak) meaning
"plain, unadorned, simple".
SONG 송, 宋 Chinese, KoreanFrom Chinese
宋 (sòng) referring to the Song dynasty, which ruled China from 960 to 1279.
YUN 윤, 尹 KoreanFrom Sino-Korean
尹 (yun) meaning
"govern, oversee".