한성

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 漢城.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)nsʰʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [한(ː)성]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Hanseong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Hanseong
    McCune–Reischauer?Hansŏng
    Yale Romanization?hānseng

    Proper noun

    한성 • (Hanseong) (hanja 漢城)

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

    Usage notes

    • For the modern city name of 서울 (Seoul, “Seoul”), there is no hanja spelling in Korean. However, the 漢城 / 汉城 (Hànchéng) spelling is used in modern Chinese to refer to the modern city.
    • 首爾／首尔 (Shǒu'ěr) is a Chinese transliteration for the Korean capital 서울 (Seoul, “Seoul”). However, this spelling is not used in Korean.
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