한성

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 漢城.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)nsʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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[edit]

한성 (Hanseong) (hanja 漢城)

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

Usage notes[edit]

  • 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.