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Lee, I, or Yi (이) is the second-most-common surname in Korea, behind Kim (김). As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 7,306,828 people by this name in South Korea or 14.7% of the population.
Yi was not only known as a philosopher but also as a social reformer. He did not completely agree with the dualistic Neo-Confucianism teachings followed by Yi Hwang.His school of Neo-Confucianism placed emphasis on the more concrete, material elements; rather than inner spiritual perception, this practical and pragmatic approach valued external experience and learning. [9]
So-yi, also spelled So-yee, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 45 hanja with the reading "so" and 35 hanja with the reading "yi" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may used in given names. [1] People with this name include:
Other close advisers to the emperor included Jian Yi (Minister of Personnel from 1402–1422 and 1423–1435) [13] and Xia Yuanji (Minister of Revenue from 1402–1421 and 1424–1430). [7] [13] Even after the Xuande Emperor's death, the composition of the most influential officials and the grand secretaries remained unchanged. As a result, the ...
Yi-soo, also spelled Yi-su or Lee-soo, is a Korean unisex given name.Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "yi" and 67 hanja with the reading "soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
The House of Yi, also called the Yi dynasty (also transcribed as the Lee dynasty), was the royal family of the Joseon dynasty and later the imperial family of the Korean Empire, descended from the Joseon founder Yi Seong-gye. All of his descendants are members of the Jeonju Yi clan.
Jiǎn (traditional Chinese: 簡; simplified Chinese: 简) is a Han surname meaning "bamboo slip" or "simple". It was the 382th surname listed on the Hundred Family Surnames. There are more people in Taiwan with this surname than any single province in Mainland China.
The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. For the name systemically transcribed as Jin-a . there are 48 hanja with the reading " jin " and 20 hanja with the reading "a" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. [ 1 ]