Korean names are basically the same as Chinese names. They all start with the surname and then the given name. Surnames include single surnames and compound surnames. Most of the names are two-character names, while a few are single-character or three-character names (or more). Sometimes one of the characters in the name represents seniority.
Most Koreans use Chinese characters to name their names, and some also use Korean words or Korean pronunciations that do not correspond to Chinese characters. The name is usually written in Korean, and Chinese characters are only written on the ID card or on important occasions. Since Korean is
, the translation of names of Korean artists is often inconsistent.
The common single-character surnames in Korea include Kim (?), Lee (?), Park (pronounced "?"), Cui (?), Zhang (?), Lin (?), Yin (?), Zheng (?), Chen (?), An (?), Jiang (?), Liu (?), etc., the compound surnames are
(?), Huangfu (?), Dongfang (?), Nangong (?), Ximen (?), etc.
Named with Chinese characters: such as Yiyuan (?), Shumin (?), Zhiyu (?), Zhaoying (?), etc.