漢城

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See also: 汉城

Chinese

Chinese; name of a dynasty; man city walls; city; town
trad. (漢城)
simp. (汉城)
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Etymology

Named after the Han River () in Korea.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

漢城

  1. (dated or informal) Seoul
  2. (historical) Hanseong (Seoul during the Joseon dynasty)

Usage notes

  • 漢城汉城 (Hànchéng) was the name used for the city until 2005, when the city government changed its official Chinese name to 首爾首尔 (Shǒu'ěr). 漢城汉城 (Hànchéng) remains to be used in unofficial settings.
  • The use of the original name 漢城汉城 (Hànchéng) is dispreferred in both Koreas. The name 首爾首尔 (Shǒu'ěr) was specifically designed for transliterating the Korean name 서울 (Seoul) into modern Standard Chinese and is not a Korean hanja (Sino-Korean) representation of the city name, which doesn't have a hanja form.
  • 漢城汉城 (Hànchéng) is still often used to refer to pre-2005 Seoul.

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: 3
じょう
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
漢城 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(かん)(じょう) (Kanjō

  1. (historical) Hanseong (Seoul during the Joseon dynasty)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

漢城 (Hanseong) (hangeul 한성)

  1. hanja form? of 한성 ((historical) Hanseong (Seoul during the Joseon dynasty))

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

漢城

  1. chữ Hán form of Hán Thành ((historical) Hanseong (Seoul during the Joseon dynasty)).