太植 is the Hanja (Chinese-character) form of the common Korean given name 태식 (Tae-shik). The most globally recognised bearer is Cha Tae-shik (
车太植 / 차태식), the assassin protagonist of the 2010 Korean action film 《
大叔》 (The Man from Nowhere). Korean Hanja names are read in Mandarin with their Chinese pronunciations rather than the original Korean.
