Byung
Hangul
병
Hanja
丙: "third"

兵: "soldier"
竝: "together"

秉: "authority"
Revised RomanizationByeong
McCune–ReischauerPyŏng

Byung is a Latin-alphabet spelling of a common syllable in Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used. There are 17 hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; the most common ones are listed in the table at right.[1] Names which begin with this syllable include:

References

  1. ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 19. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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