Definition
汉城 (Hàn chéng) is the historical Chinese name for Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Since 2005, the official Chinese name has been 首尔 (Shǒu'ěr), but you will still see 汉城 in older texts and some informal usage. When reading Chinese materials about Korea before the mid-2000s, expect 汉城 to refer to Seoul.
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Seoul (former Chinese name; now usually 首尔)
Examples
- 汉城，。Hàn chéng shì Hánguó de yí zuò lìshǐ míngchéng, xiànzài gǎi míng wéi Shǒu'ěr.Seoul is a historically famous city in South Korea; it is now renamed to Seoul.
- 2002汉城。2002 nián Shìjièbēi Zúqiú Sài shì zài Hàn chéng hé Rìběn jǐ gè chéngshì jǔxíng de.The 2002 World Cup was held in Seoul and several cities in Japan.
- 汉城。Xǔduō lǎo zhàopiàn jìlù le shàng shìjì bāshí niándài Hàn chéng de fēngmào.Many old photos capture the look and feel of Seoul in the 1980s.
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