| THE
INTERPRETATION OF KOREAN FORMS |
| Name
of Hyung |
Meaning of Hyung |
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Means "Heaven the Earth" it is interpreted as
the creation of the world or beginning of human history.
It consists of two similar parts, one representing Heaven
the other part the Earth |
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Named after Holy Tan-Gun the founder of Korea in 2333
B.C. |
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Is the pseudonym of Ahn Ch'ang'Ho who devoted his life
to furthering the education of Korea and its independent
movement. |
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Monk who introduced Buddihism to the Silla
Dynasty in 686 A.D. |
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Is the pseudonym of Yi Li, nicknamed the "Confucius
of Korea". |
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Named after An Chong-gun who assassinated Hiro-Bumi Ito,
the first Japanese govenor-general of Korea. The 32 movements
represent Mr. An's age when he was executed at Lui-Shund
prison in 1910. |
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Is the penname of the scholar Yi Hwang an authority on
neo-confucianism. (16th century) |
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Is named after the Hwa-Rang youth group which originated
in the Silla Dynasty. They eventually became the driving
force for the unification of the three Kingdoms of Korea. |
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Was the given name of the great Admiral Yi Sun-Sin of
the Yi Dynasty. He invented the first armored battleship
which was the precursor of the present day submarine in
1592 A.D. This form ends in a left hand attack to symbolize
his regrettable death. |
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Is named after the famous Gang-Ge-To-Wang, the 19th King
of the Koguryo Dynasty, who regained all the lost territories. |
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Is the pseudonym of a loyal subject Chong Mong-Chu (1400
A.D.) Who was a famous poet who wrote "I would not
serve a second master though I might be crucified a hundred
times". He was also a pioneer in the field of physics. |
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Is named after Ge-Baek, a general in the Baek Je Dynasty
(660 A.D.). He was known for his severe and strict military
discipline. |
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Is the pseudonym of Son Byong Hi, leader of
the Korean independence movement on March 10. 1919 |
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Is the pseudonym given to General Kim Duk Ryang who lived
during the Yi Dynasty, fifteenth century.
This form ends with a left hand attack to symbolize his
tragic death in prison at 27 years old. |
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Is the pseudonym of the patriot Cho Man Sik
who dedicated his life to the independence movement and
education of his people. |
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Denotes the historical date of the independence movement
of Korea which began throughout the country on March 1,
1919. |
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Is named after General Kim Yoo Sin, commanding general
during the Silla Dynasty who unified the three separate
kingdoms of Korea. The 68 movements refer to the last two
figures of 668 A.D. The year Korea was unified. |
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Is named after General Choi Yong, Premier and Commander-in-Chief
of the Armed Forces during the Koryo Dynasty. He was greatly
respected for his loyalty, patriotism, and humility. He
was executed by his subordinate commanders. |
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Yon-Ge is named after a famous general during the Koguryo Dynasty, Yon Gae Somoon. The 49 movements refer to the last two figures of 649 A.D., the year he forced the Tang Dynasty to quit Korea after destroying nearly 300,000 of their troops at Ansi Sung |
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UL- JI is named after general Ul-Ji Moon Dok who successfully
defended Korea against a Tang's invasion force of nearly
one million soldiers. |
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Honors the thirteenth king of the Silla Dynasty (661 A.D.) |
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Is the pseudonym of the great monk Choi Hyung Ung, he
organized a corps of monk soldiers, they helped repulse
the Japanese pirates who overran most of the Korean peninsula
in 1592. |
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Is named after the greatest Korean king, Se-Jong, who
invented the Korean alphabet in 1443 A.D. |
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Denotes the resolution of the unification of Korea which
has been divided since 1945. |
