白
백씨
흰 백 · white
📖 Origin of the Hanja
The hanja "白" depicts sunlight → white. Korean Baek descends from Baek Woo-gyeong, a Tang scholar who settled in Silla. Modernist poet Baek Seok (1912-1996) wrote 「I, Natasha, and the White Donkey」 — beloved by writer Lee Sang.
🏯 Main Clans (Bongwan)
수원 백씨
대흥 백씨
정선 백씨
임천 백씨
※ Bongwan refers to the ancestral home where the founder settled. Same surname, different bongwan = different clan branch.
🌟 Famous Figures
조선
백광훈
삼당시인 — 시인 (1537~1582)
근현대
백석
모더니즘 시인 (1912~1996)
근현대
백남준
비디오 아트의 창시자 (1932~2006)
근현대
백종원
요리연구가 — 더본코리아 대표
"白: the white of sunlight — the simplest color holds the most light."
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