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汉城

Hàn chéng · han cheng

Traditional 漢城

Meaning

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Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾 / 首尔 (Shǒu ěr)

2 examples

汉(hàn)城(chéng)是(shì)首(shǒu)尔(ěr)的(de)旧(jiù)称(chēng)，二(èr)零(líng)零(líng)五(wǔ)年(nián)改(gǎi)名(míng)为(wéi)首(shǒu)尔(ěr)。

Hanseong is an old name for Seoul; it was renamed Seoul in 2005.

历(lì)史(shǐ)书(shū)上(shàng)常(cháng)把(bǎ)汉(hàn)城(chéng)写(xiě)成(chéng)今(jīn)天(tiān)的(de)首(shǒu)尔(ěr)。

History books often write Hanseong as today's Seoul.

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