曺
조씨
성씨 조 · clan name (alt. Cho)
📖 Origin of the Hanja
The hanja "曺" is distinct from 趙 (Zhao). Korean Jo (曺) descends from Jo Gye-ryong of Changnyeong, son-in-law of Silla's Jinpyeong.
🏯 Main Clans (Bongwan)
창녕 조씨
※ Bongwan refers to the ancestral home where the founder settled. Same surname, different bongwan = different clan branch.
🌟 Famous Figures
조선
조식
남명 — 영남학파의 거두 (1501~1572)
근현대
조경식
독립운동가
근현대
조국
법학자·정치인
"曺: same sound, different character — different name, same Korean soil."
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