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Choi is a common Korean family name. In English-speaking countries, it is most often anglicized Choi, and sometimes also Choe or Chwe. Ethnic Koreans in the former USSR prefer the form Tsoi (Tsoy) especially as a transcription of the Cyrillic Цой.

Origin[edit]

• According to Samguk Sagi, the Gyeongju clan originates from chief Sobeoldori (소벌도리, 蘇伐都利) of Goheochon (고허촌, 高墟村), one of six villages that united to found Silla; The Gyeongju clan traces their origin back to Choi Chiwon (857–10th century), a noted Korean scholar, philosopher, and poet of the late Unified Silla period (668–935).
• The Haeju clan is an offshoot of the Gyeongju clan; one theory of origin suggests that Haeju clan's progenitor Choi Choong (최충, 崔沖, 984–1068) was given the surname 崔 during the reign of Goryeo king Mokjong.
• The progenitor of the Chungju clan is General Choi Seung (최승, 崔陞), also known as Choi Woo (최우, 崔偶), of Silla (known as Cui Sheng in Tang Dynasty)
• The progenitor of the Nangju clan is Choi Heun (최흔, 崔昕) of Silla who was a native of Yeongam (Nangju) of the southern Jeolla region.
• Choi Ri (최리, 崔理) was the leader of the Lelang Commandery of the Han Dynasty.
• Choi Ri (최리, 崔理) was the leader of a clan of squid farmers known for domestication of prehistoric song birds of the Han Dynasty.

Clans[edit]

There are roughly 160 clans of Chois.^{[citation needed]} Most of these are quite small. However, Choi is the 4th most common surname in Korea. Dragon age 2 pc download. 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.^[1]

• Gyeongju clan^[1] - Choe Chiwon
• Jeonju clan^[1] - Choe Bu
• Dongju clan^[1]
• Haeju clan^[1] - Suk-bin Choe
• Saknyeong clan^[1] - Choe Hang, Choi Byung Ju (founding member modern era Korean Supreme Court)
• Gangneung clan^[1]
• Hwasun clan^[1]
• Ganghwa clan^[1]
• Yeongcheon clan^[1]
• Tamjin clan^[1]
• Ubong clan^[1] - Choe Hang
• Suwaon clan^[1]
• Yeongheung clan^[1]
• Suseong clan^[1]
• Chungju Choe clan^[1]
• Goesan clan - Choe Sejin^[2]
• Heunghae clan
• Yeongam clan

Etymology[edit]

Choi (Hangul: 최) is written with the Hanja character 崔, meaning 'a governor who oversees the land and the mountain'. The surname Choi also means mountain or pinnacle.

Choi (崔), originally written in Hanja, is derived from the combination of 2 ancient Chinese characters:

• 山 is a pictogram symbolizing the mountains;
• 隹 is a pictogram symbolizing a bird.

Pronunciation[edit]

In Korean, 최 is usually pronounced [tɕʰwe] 'Chwe' except by some older speakers who pronounce it [tɕʰø] (this vowel sound is similar to the German ö [ø]). In English, it is most often pronounced /ˈtʃɔɪ/ 'Choy'.

崔 is Romanized as Cuī and pronounced [tsʰwéi] in Mandarin Chinese. It is Chēui[tsʰɵ́y] in Cantonese and Chhui[tsʰúi] in Hokkien.

Prominent people[edit]

• Anita Tsoi (Choi Hae-soo), Russian pop singer, wife of Sergey Tsoy
• Ashley (Choi Bit-na), member and leader of South Korean girl group Ladies' Code
• Choi Chan-hee, member of boy group The Boyz
• Choi Cheol-han, South Korean professional Go player
• Choi Chol-su, North Korean boxer
• Choe Chung-heon, military dictator of the Goryeo period
• Choi Da-bin, South Korean figure skater
• Dan Choi, American LGBT rights activist and former American officer
• David Choi, Korean American musician popular in YouTube
• Seven (Korean singer) (born Choi Dong-wook, 1984), South Korean singer
• Choi Eun-hee (1926–2018), South Korean actress once abducted to the North
• Choi Eun-kyung, South Korean speedskater
• Choi Eun-kyung (field hockey), South Korean field hockey player
• Choi Gee-sung, high-ranking Samsung executive
• G.NA (Gina Jane Choi), Canadian-born South Korean K-pop singer
• Choi Han, South Korean voice actor
• Choi Han-bit, South Korean model
• Hansol Vernon Chwe, rapper of South Korean boy group Seventeen
• Hee-seop Choi, a South Korean baseball player
• Choi Hong Hi, South Korean general considered the principal founder of taekwondo
• Choi Hong-man, South Korean kickboxer
• Wheesung (Choi Hwee-sung), South Korean singer
• Choi Hye Hyun, an American-Korean dentist
• Jay Pil Choi, American economist
• Jennifer Choi, American violinist
• Jenny Choi, American singer and cellist
• Choi Ji-woo, South Korean actress
• Choi Jin-cheul, K-League footballer
• Choi Jin-ri, stage name Sulli, actress and former member of South Korean girl group f(x)
• Choi Jin-sil (1968–2008), South Korean actress, nicknamed 'The Nation's Actress'
• Choi Jong-hoon (born 1990), member of South Korean rock band F.T. Island
• Choe Jun (1884–1970), businessman and philanthropist
• Zelo (Choi Jun-hong) member of South Korean boy band B.A.P
• Choi Jun-hyuk, member of South Korean boy band Hotshot
• Choi Jung-in, South Korean singer
• Choi Jung-won (actress, born 1981), South Korean actress
• Choi Jung-won (singer), South Korean singer
• Choi Jung-won (speed skater), South Korean speed skater
• Choi Jung-yoon, South Korean actress
• Kenneth Choi, American actor
• Kwang Jo Choi (born 1942), South Korean martial artist, creator of Choi Kwang-Do
• Choi Kwon-soo, South Korean actor
• Choi Kyoung-hwan, South Korean politician
• K. J. Choi (Choi Kyung-ju), professional golfer
• Choi Kyu-hah (1919–2006), transitional President of South Korea following the assassination of Park Chung-hee
• Choe Manri, an early critic of hangul
• Choi Min-ho, member of South Korean boy band SHINee
• Choi Min-hwan, drummer and member of South Korean band F.T. Island
• Ren (Choi Min-ki), member of South Korean boy band NU'EST
• Choi Min-sik, South Korean actor
• Choe Mu-seon, 14th-century Korean inventor
• Choe Myong-ho, North Korean football player
• Choi Myung-hoon, South Korean professional Go player
• Choe Nam-seon (1890–1957), Korean historian and independence activist
• Choi Na-yeon, South Korean female professional golfer
• Choi Ri, South Korean actress
• Choi Sang-ki, South Korean voice actor
• Choe Sejin, 15th-century linguist
• Choi Seong-woo, South Korean voice actor
• Sergey Tsoy (Choi Yong-eun), Russian politician
• T.O.P (rapper) (born Choi Seung-hyun, 1987), actor and member of South Korean boy band Big Bang
• S.Coups (Choi Seung-cheol), leader and rapper of South Korean boy group Seventeen (band)
• Choi Siwon, actor and member of South Korean boy band Super Junior
• Choi Soo-jin, South Korean voice actress
• Choi Soon-ho, South Korean football manager and former professional football player
• Choi Soo-young (born 1990), actress and member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation
• Suk-bin Choe (1670–1718), concubine of Sukjong and mother of Yeongjo of Joseon^[3]
• Steven Choi, American politician
• Choe Sung-chol, former vice chairman of North Korea's Asia-Pacific Peace Committee; as of 2008, he was purged and was undergoing 'severe' communist training at a North Korean chicken farm^[4]
• Choi Sung-min (actor), member of South Korean boy band Speed
• Bada (singer) (born Choi Sung-hee, 1980), singer and musical theatre actress
• Choi Sung-kook, South Korean actor and comedian
• Choi Sung-kuk, K-League footballer
• Choi Sung-yong, K-League footballer
• Susan Choi, American novelist
• Choi Tae-hwan, South Korean actor
• Choi Tae-uk, J-League footballer
• Choe U (died 1249), military dictator of the Goryeo period
• Viktor Tsoi, Soviet rock musician, leader of rock band Kino
• Choi Won-hong, South Korean actor
• Choi Won-hyeong, South Korean voice actor
• Choi Won-jong, Korean international archer
• Choi Won-kwon, K-league footballer
• Choi Woo-hyuk (actor, born 1985), South Korean actor
• Choi Woo-hyuk (actor, born 1997), South Korean actor
• Choi Woo-shik, South Korean actor
• Choi Yang-il, a.k.a.Yoichi Sai, Japanese film director
• Choi Yena, member of South Korean-Japanese girl group, IZ*ONE
• Choi Yeon-sung, professional StarCraft player
• Choe Yeong (1316–1388), military general under King Gongmin of Goryeo
• Choe Yeong-ui, founder of Kyokushin karate, better known as Masutatsu Oyama
• Choi Ye-Rim, stage name Choerry, member of South Korean girl group LOONA
• Choi Ye-won, stage name Arin, member of South Korean girl group Oh My Girl
• Choe Yong-gon (army commander) (1903-1972), high-ranking North Korean official
• Choi Yong-soo, J-League footballer
• Choi Yong-soo (boxer), South Korean boxer
• Choi Yong-sool, founder of hapkido
• Choi Young-jae (born 1996), member of South Korean boy group Got7
• Choi Yoojin, member of South Korean girl group CLC
• Choi Yoo-jung (singer), member of South Korean girl group I.O.I and Weki Meki
• Yuju (singer) (born Choi Yu-na, 1997), member of South Korean girl band GFriend
• Choi Yun-kyum, football coach
• Cui Jian (Choe Geon), Chinese rock musician
• Choi Song, Hawaii Marketer
• Choi Kisu, member of South Korean pop band 24K
• Andrew Choe, American talk show host of FishCenter Live^[5][6][7]

See also[edit]

• Cui – Chinese surname

References[edit]

1. ^ ^{abcdefghijklmnop}최 崔 [Choe] (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-09-18.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. ^최세진 崔世珍 [Choe Se-jin] (in Korean). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2009-09-18.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. ^Note: suk-bin is a Joseon title, not a given name
4. ^'Top North official said to be getting re-educated'. JoongAng Ilbo. 12 January 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
5. ^Cobb, Kayla (10 May 2017). 'Cult Corner: 'FishCenter Live' Is The Most Delightfully Pointless Show on TV'. Decider. New York Post. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
6. ^Gay, Verne (28 December 2015). 'Best TV shows you didn't watch in 2015: Hulu's 'Difficult People,' more under-the-radar series'. Newsday. Edward Bushey & Debby Krenek. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
7. ^Kopcow, Chris (29 May 2015). 'Adult Swim's 'FishCenter': A Beginner's Guide'. Splitsider. The Awl. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

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