Save Gender Masculine Usage Korean Scripts 병철(Korean Hangul) Pronounced Pron. BYUNG-CHUL [key] Other Forms FormsByung-chul Meaning & History From Sino-Korean 秉 "grasp, hold; bundle; authority" and 哲 "wise, sagacious". A famous bearer is South Korean businessman Lee Byung-chul (1910-1987), founder of the Samsung Group.