Choi, sometimes spelled Choe 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. Jamo redirects here. ... Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean 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. ... A Korean personal name consists of a family name followed by a given name. ... 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 character used in several extended Latin alphabets, or the letter O with umlaut or 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. ... Grave of Victor Tsoi, 1992. ...

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. A bon-gwan is the place of origin of a clan in Korea, which is used to distinguish clans that happen to share a same family name (clan name). ... Gyeongju is a city (see Subdivisions of South Korea) and prominent tourist destination in eastern South Korea. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Silla (also spelled Shilla, traditional dates 57 BCE - 935 CE) was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. ... 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. Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... The classical definition of a person is a human being regarded as an individual. ... Loess field in Germany Surface-water-gley developed in glacial till, Northern Ireland Technically, soil forms the pedosphere: the interface between the lithosphere (rocky part of the planet) and the biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. ... For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ...

It should not be confused with "choi" in the pak choi food, which is of Chinese origin and of a different meaning. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ...

List of people with the surname Choi

• Choi Cheol-han, South Korean professional Go player
• Choi Dong Wook, Real name of korean singer, Se7en.
• Choi Sung-Kuk
• 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-hee, South Korean actress once abducted to the North
• Choi Eun-Kyung, South Korean speedskater
• Choi Geesung, high-ranking Samsung executive
• Choe Gyuha (1919-2006), transitional President of South Korea following the assassination of Park Chung-hee
• Choi Han, South Korean voice actor
• Choi Hee-seop , a South Korean baseball player
• Choi Hong Hi, South Korean general considered one of the pioneers of taekwondo
• Choi Hong-man, South Korean kickboxer
• Choi Jeong-yoon, South Korean actress
• Choi Ji Woo (b. 1975), South Korean actress and model
• Choi Jin-Cheul, a K-League footballer
• Choi John, Saint Paul City Attorney (Appointed 2006)
• Choe Jun (1884-1970), businessman and philanthropist
• Choi Kwang Jo Creator of Choi Kwang Do
• Julia Choi American professional bungee jumper
• Choi Kwang-Do, a Korean martial art
• Choi Kyoung-hwan, a South Korean politician
• Choi Kyung-Ju, professional golfer known as K.J. Choi
• Choi Kyu-hah
• Choe Manri, an early critic of hangul
• Choi Min-sik, South Korean actor
• Choe Mu-seon, a 14th-century Korean inventor
• Choe Myong-ho, North Korean football player
• Choi Myung-Hoon (b. 1975), South Korean professional Go player
• Choe Nam-seon (1890-1957), Korean historian and independence activist
• 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 Si Won, K-pop singer/actor from boyband Super Junior
• Choi Soo Jin, South Korean voice actor
• Steven Choi, American politician
• 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
• Choi Yang-il a.k.a. Yoichi Sai, film director
• Choi Yeon-Sung, professional StarCraft player
• Choi Ji-Hoon, Amit Gupta Handler
• Choe Yeong, military leader of late Goryeo
• Choe Yeong-ui, founder of Kyokushin karate, better known as Masutatsu Oyama
• Choi Yong-kun (1903-1972), high-ranking North Korean official
• Choi Yong-Soo, J-League footballer
• Choi Yong Sul, founder of hapkido
• Anita Tsoi, Russian pop singer
• Viktor Tsoi, Russian rock musician

Choi Cheol-han (born March 12, 1985) is a South Korean professional Go player. ... Choi Sung-Kuk, born February 8, 1983, is a South Korean football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i. ... 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-hee (b. ... 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. ... 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. ... This is a Korean name; the family name is Park Park Chung-hee (November 14, 1917 – October 26, 1979) was a former ROK Army general and the leader of the Republic of 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, Tae Kwon Do, Taekwon-Do, or Tae Kwon-Do) is a martial art and combat sport originating in Korea. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ... Choi Jeong-yoon (born 9 May 1977) is a South Korean actress. ... Choi Ji Woo (born June 11, 1975 in Paju, South Korea) 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. ... Kwang Jo Choi was a Korean national champion in Taekwondo. ... Choi Kwang-Do is a martial art created by Grandmaster Kwang Jo Choi. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 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. ... Choi Kyu-hah (July 16, 1919 – October 22, 2006) (also spelled Choi Kyu-ha) was the President of South Korea between 1979 and 1980. ... Choi Man-ri (sometimes spelled Choi Mal-li) was a deputy minister for education in the Privy Council () who spoke against the creation of Hangul (then called Eonmun) together with other Confucian scholars in 1444. ... Jamo redirects here. ... 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. ... Choe Myong-Ho (born 3 July 1988)[1] is a North Korean footballer currently playing for Russian Premier League club FC Krylya Sovetov Samara as a midfielder. ... Choi Myung-Hoon (born May 12, 1975) is a professional Go player. ... Pen name Courtesy name This is a Korean name; the family name is Choe Not to be confused with Choi Nam-son. ... 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 Si-Won (Korean: 최시원, Hanja: 崔始源) (February 10, 1987) is an actor and a member of Korean boy band Super Junior. ... Super Junior (Korean: ), or simply, SJ or SuJu (Korean: ), is a large thirteen member K-pop boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2005. ... Choi Soo Jin (Hangul:최수진) is a Korean voice actor. ... Steven S. Choi is a U.S. Republican Party politician from California. ... 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. ... Taegeuk is a traditional symbol of Korea Capital Gaegyeong Language(s) Korean Religion Buddhism Government Monarchy Wang  - 918 - 946 Taejo  - 949 - 975 Gwangjong  - 1259 - 1274 Wonjong  - 1351 - 1374 Gongmin Historical era 918 - 1392  - Later Three Kingdoms rise 892  - Coronation of Taejo June 15, 918  - Korea-Khitan Wars 993 - 1019  - Mongolian... 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. ... Yoichi Sai (崔洋一, Choi Yang-il, born 6 July 1949 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan) is an ethnic-Korean Japanese film director. ... Choi Yeon-Sung, known by the Internet pseudonym iloveOOv is an accomplished Korean StarCraft player who uses the Terran race. ... General Choe Yeong Choi Yong (1316-1388) was born in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, in Goryeo (modern-day Korea). ... Masutatsu Mas Oyama (大山倍達 ÅŒyama Masutatsu, 1923–1994) was a karate master who founded Kyokushinkai, a style of karate which stresses that its students should submit to vigorous training. ... 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. ... Anita Tsoi (Russian: Анита Цой; born Moscow, 7 February 1971) is a Russian singer of Korean descent. ... Grave of Victor Tsoi, 1992. ...

Fictional

• Choi Bounge
• Grace Choi

Bounge Choi, usually written surname first as Choi Bounge (Korean:최번개), is a character in the King of Fighters series part of the Korean Team, along with his friend Chang Koehan and Kim Kaphwan. ... Grace Choi is a fictional character, a superhero from DC Comics. ...

See also

• Cai (surname)
• Choi
• List of Korea-related topics
• List of Korean family names

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

External links

• Official site of the Gyeongju Choi Association, in Korean