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漢城

简汉城 · 繁漢城

Mandarin · pinyin Hàn chéng

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

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城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
汉: hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language

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4–2 · Han4 cheng2

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hon3 sing4

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name

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

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