Chae
Chae, also spelled Chai, is a Korean family name and an element in some Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Family name
The family name Chae may be written with three different hanja, each having one or two bon-gwan:
蔡 (성씨 채), with bon-gwan in Incheon, Gyeonggi-do in what is today South Korea, and Pyonggang County, Kangwon-do in what is today North Korea; it is also used to write the Chinese family name Cai
采 (풍채 채, 캘 채), with bon-gwan in Yeosan-myeon, Iksan, Jeollabuk-do in what is today South Korea
菜 (나물 채), with bon-gwan in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do in what is today South Korea
The 2000 South Korean Census estimated that 119,251 people had these family names.
People with these family names include:
Chae Eui-jin, South Korean voice actor
Chae Eun-hee (born 1982), South Korean marathon runner
Chae Ho-ki (born 1957), South Korean poet
Chae Ji-hoon, South Korean speed skater
Nelson Chai (Chai Joo-suk, born 1965), American investment banker of Korean descent