This article is about the predominantly Korean surname Choi (최/崔). For the Chinese surname Cai (채/蔡), sometimes transliterated as Choi, see Cai (surname).

Choi, sometimes spelled Choe or Chey or Choy, is a common Korean family name. The 2000 South Korean census counted 2,169,704 people bearing this name. Many others live in North Korea and around the world. The vowel sound is similar to the German ö [œ], but in English-speaking countries, most Chois prefer the anglicized form that rhymes with soy. Ethnic Koreans in the former USSR prefer the form Tsoi (Tsoy) (Russian Цой), e.g. Russian rock artist Viktor Tsoi. Hangul also refers to a word processing application widely used in Korea. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... 蔡; Cài Cài (Simplified and Traditional Chinese: 蔡) is the 24th most common Chinese surname and derives from the name of the ancient Cai state. ... The Korean name Hong Gildong (a common anonymous name, like John Doe in American English). ... South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK; Korean: Daehan Minguk (Hangul: 대한 민국; Hanja: 大韓民國)), is a country in East Asia, covering the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. ... Ö, or ö, is a glyph that represents either a letter from several extended Latin alphabets, the letter O with umlaut, or a letter O with diaeresis. ... Koryo-saram (Russian: Корё сарам; Korean: 고려사람) is the name which ethnic Koreans in the Post-Soviet states use to refer to themselves. ... Rock and roll became known in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and quickly broke free from its western roots. ... The Wall of Tsoi on Arbat street in Moscow. ...

Clans

There are roughly 160 clans of Chois. Most of these are quite small. The largest by far is the Gyeongju Choi clan, with a 2000 South Korean population of 976,820. The Gyeongju Choe claim the Silla scholar Choe Chi-won as their founder. Gyeongju is a city (see Subdivisions of South Korea) and prominent tourist destination in eastern South Korea. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Choe Chi-won (857-?) was a noted Korean Confucian official, philosopher, and poet of the late Unified Silla period (668-935). ...

Etymology

The name Choi (崔) is derived from the combination of 3 ancient Chinese characters:

山 symbolizes the mountains.

人 symbolizes a person.

土 symbolizes the soil. In Choi, two 土 are used to symbolize the land.

Choi means a governor, who oversees the people, the land, and the mountain. The surname Choi also means high, superior, lofty or towering, which might explain why this surname is mostly used as surnames of antagonists in Korean soap operas.^{[citation needed]} Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... A person is defined by philosophers as a being who is in possession of a range of psychological capacities that are regarded as both necessary and sufficient to fulfill the requirements of personhood. ... SOiL is a five-piece hard rock/alternative metal music group from Chicago, Illinois. ... Are you kidding?, this is solid truth here, nothing escapes the eyes of Gov!!!, not even. ...

List of people with the surname Choi

• Choi Cheol-han, South Korean professional Go player.
• Choe Chi-won, a scholar of the Silla period.
• Choi Chol-Su, North Korean boxer.
• Choe Chung-heon, military dictator of the Goryeo period.
• Choi Eun-Kyung, South Korean speedskater.
• Choi Eun-hee, South Korean actress once abducted to the North.
• Geesung Choi, high-ranking Samsung executive.
• Choe Gyuha (b. 1919), transitional President of South Korea following the assassination of Park Chung-hee.
• Choi Han, South Korean voice actor.
• Hee Seop Choi, a South Korean baseball player.
• Choi Hong Hi, South Korean general considered the founder of taekwondo.
• Choi Hong-man, South Korean kickboxer.
• Choi Ji Woo (b. 1975), South Korean actress and model.
• Choi Jin-Cheul, a K-League footballer.
• Choe Jun (1884-1970), businessman and philanthropist.
• Choi Kwang-Do, a Korean martial art.
• Choi Kyoung-hwan, a South Korean politician.
• Choi Kyung-Ju, professional golfer known as K.J. Choi.
• Choe Manri, an early critic of hangul.
• Choi John, Saint Paul City Attorney (Appointed 2006)
• Choi Min-sik, South Korean actor.
• Choe Mu-seon, a 14th-century Korean inventor.
• Choi Myung-Hoon (b. 1975), South Korean professional Go player.
• Choi Sang Ki, South Korean voice actor.
• Choi Sejin, a 15th-century linguist.
• Choi Seok Pil, South Korean voice actor.
• Choi Seong Woo, South Korean voice actor.
• Choi Soo Jin, South Korean voice actor.
• Choi Sung-Hee, K-pop singer known as "Bada."
• Choi Sung-Kuk, K-League footballer.
• Choi Sung-Yong, K-League footballer.
• Choi Tae-Uk, J-League footballer.
• Choe U (d. 1249), military dictator of the Goryeo period.
• Choi Won Hyeong, South Korean voice actor.
• Choi Won-Kwon, K-league footballer.
• Choe Yeong-ui, founder of Kyokushin karate, better known as Masutatsu Oyama.
• Choe Yeong, military leader of late Goryeo.
• Choi Yeon-Sung, professional StarCraft player.
• Choi Yong-kun (1903-1972), high-ranking North Korean official.
• Choi Yong-Soo, J-League footballer.
• Choi Yong Sul, founder of hapkido.

Choi Cheol-han (born March 12, 1985) is a South Korean professional Go player. ... Choe Chi-won (857-?) was a noted Korean Confucian official, philosopher, and poet of the late Unified Silla period (668-935). ... Silla (also spelled Shilla, traditional dates 57 BCE - 935 CE) was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. ... Choi Chol-Su (born December 1, 1969) is a North Korean boxer, who won the gold medal in the mens Flyweight (51 kg) category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. ... [1]Choe Chung Heon was the first dictator of the Choe Military regime of Goryeo. ... Choi Eun-Kyung (born December 26, 1984) is a South Korean short track speed skater who won silver in the 1500m and won gold in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics. ... Choi Eun-hee (b. ... Geesung Choi is President and chief executive of the digital media division at Samsung Electronics, oversees the third-largest business group at the South Korean company, which includes televisions, flat-panel screens, MP3 players, personal computers, and other consumer electronics. ... Choe Gyuha (July 16, 1919 – October 22, 2006) (surname also spelled Choi) was the President of South Korea between 1979 and 1980. ... Park Chung-hee (September 30, 1917 - October 26, 1979) was President of South Korea from 1961 to 1979. ... Choi Han (hangul:최한) is a Korean voice actor. ... Hee Seop Choi (March 19, 1979 in Jeonnam, South Korea) is a professional baseball player who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Taekwondo (also spelled tae kwon do or taekwon-do) is a hard martial art originating in Korea. ... Choi Hong-man is a Korean kickboxer. ... Choi Ji Woo is a South Korean actress and model. ... Choi Jin-Cheul (born March 26, 1971) is a South Korean football player, who currently plays for the K-League team Jeonbuk FC. Categories: | | | | ... Choe Jun (1884-1970) was a businessman and philanthropist in early 20th-century Korea. ... Choi Kwang-Do is a martial art derived from taekwondo created by Grandmaster Kwang Jo Choi. ... Korean martial arts, referred to in Korean as Musul (무술 hanja: 武術) or Muye (무예 hanja:武藝), are the various martial arts that originated or were modified in Korea. ... Choi Kyoung-hwan (b. ... Choi Kyung-Ju (b. ... Choe Manri (sometimes spelled Choe Mal-li) was a deputy minister for education in the Privy Council () who spoke against the creation of Hangul together with other Confucian scholars in 1444. ... Hangul also refers to a word processing application widely used in Korea. ... Choi Min-sik was born on January 22, 1962 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Choe Mu-Seon(1326?~1395) was medieval Korean scientist, inventor and military commander during late Goryeo Dynasty and early Joseon Dynasty. ... Choi Myung-Hoon (born May 12, 1975) is a professional Go player. ... Choi Sang Ki (Hangul:최상기) is a Korean voice actor. ... Choi Sejin (1473-1542) was a Korean linguist, educator, and a proponent of Hangul. ... Choi Seok Pil (hangul:최석필) is a Korean voice actor. ... Choi Seong Woo (hangul:최성우) is a Korean voice actor. ... Choi Soo Jin (Hangul:최수진) is a Korean voice actor. ... Choi Sung-Hee, also known by her stage name Bada, is a South Korean singer. ... Choi Sung-Kuk, born February 8, 1983, is a South Korean football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i. ... Choi Sung-Yong (최성용) (born 15 December 1975) is a South Korean football player who plays as a wingback. ... Choi Tae-Uk (최태욱, born March 13, 1981) is a South Korean football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Incheon United and now playing for J-League side Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan. ... Choe-U (?-1249) was the second Choe dictator of the Ubong Choe Military regime. ... The Goryeo Dynasty established in 918 ruled Korea from the fall of the Unified Silla in 935 until replaced by the Joseon dynasty in 1392. ... Choi Won Hyeong (Hangul: 최원형) is a Korean voice actor. ... Choi Won-Kwon (born November 8, 1981) is a South Korean football player who, as of 2004 was playing for FC Seoul. ... Masutatsu Mas Oyama (大山倍達 Ōyama Masutatsu, 1923–1994) was a karate master who founded Kyokushinkai, a style of karate which stresses that its students should submit to vigorous training. ... General Choe Yeong Choi Yong (1316-1388) was born in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, in Goryeo (modern-day Korea). ... Choi Yeon-Sung, known by the Internet pseudonym iloveOOv is an accomplished Korean StarCraft player who uses the Terran race. ... Choi Yong-Kun (1900–1976-09-19 or 1903–1972) was the President of the Presidium of the Supreme Peoples Assembly of North Korea, the highest post held by a North Korean politician, from 1957 to his death in 1972. ... Choi Yong-Soo (born September 10, 1973, in Busan, South Korea) is a professional footballer for Júbilo Iwata of the J. League, the top professional football league in Japan. ... Choi Yong Sul (1904 - 1986), alternative spelling Choi Yong Sool) is known as the founder of martial art Hapkido. ... Hapkido (also spelled hap ki do or hapki-do) is a dynamic and somewhat eclectic Korean martial art. ...

Fictional

• Choi Bounge
• Grace Choi
• Ryan Choi

Choi Bounge is a character in the King of Fighters series. ... Grace Choi is a fictional character, a superhero from DC Comics. ... The Atom is a fictional comicbook superhero published by DC Comics. ...

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of Korean family names
• List of common Chinese surnames

This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... This is a list of Korean names, in Hangul alphabetical order. ... This is a list of the top 100 most common Chinese surnames according to a study published in 2006. ...

External links

• Official site of the Gyeongju Choi Association, in Korean