漢城

From a river called 漢／汉 (hàn).

漢城

1. (dated or informal) Seoul

   • 1951年1月4日，志願軍及朝鮮人民軍進入漢城，1月8日，人民軍占領仁川，中朝部隊全線進抵37度線，彭德懷鑒於供應困難下令停止追擊，就此結束了第三次戰役。 [MSC, trad.]
     1951年1月4日，志愿军及朝鲜人民军进入汉城，1月8日，人民军占领仁川，中朝部队全线进抵37度线，彭德怀鉴于供应困难下令停止追击，就此结束了第三次战役。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 周琇環 (2011 June) “接運韓戰反共義士來臺之研究（1950-1954）”, in 國史館館刊‎, number 28, page 121

     1951 nián 1 yuè 4 rì, Zhìyuànjūn jí Cháoxiān Rénmínjūn jìnrù Hànchéng, 1 yuè 8 rì, Rénmínjūn zhànlǐng Rénchuān, Zhōng Cháo bùduì quánxiàn jìndǐ 37 dù xiàn, Péng Déhuái jiànyú gōngyìng kùnnán xiàlìng tíngzhǐ zhuījī, jiùcǐ jiéshù le dì sān cì zhànyì. [Pinyin]

     On 4 Jan, 1951, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army and the Korean People's Army entered Seoul. On 8 Jan, the KPA occupied Incheon, and the Chinese and North Korean forces reached the 37th parallel on all fronts. Peng Dehuai ordered the cessation of the attack due to difficulty in supplies, and ended the third campaign.

   • 奧運田徑決賽通常在下午或晚上進行，而這將是繼1988年漢城奧運會之後，首次有如此多的田徑決賽在上午進行。 [MSC, trad.]
     奥运田径决赛通常在下午或晚上进行，而这将是继1988年汉城奥运会之后，首次有如此多的田径决赛在上午进行。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 姬烨 (2014 November 21) “里约奥运会13项田径决赛将在上午进行”, in People's Daily (in Chinese), page 15

     Àoyùn tiánjìng juésài tōngcháng zài xiàwǔ huò wǎnshàng jìnxíng, ér zhè jiāng shì jì 1988 nián Hànchéng àoyùnhuì zhīhòu, shǒucì yǒu rúcǐ duō de tiánjìng juésài zài shàngwǔ jìnxíng. [Pinyin]

     Olympic track and field finals are usually held in the afternoon or evening. This will be the first time since the 1988 Seoul Olympics that so many track and field finals are held in the morning.

2. (historical) Hanseong (Seoul during the Joseon dynasty)

• 漢城／汉城 (Hànchéng) was the name used for the city until 2005, when the city government changed its official Chinese name to 首爾／首尔 (Shǒu'ěr). 漢城／汉城 (Hànchéng) remains to be used in unofficial settings.
• The use of the original name 漢城／汉城 (Hànchéng) is dispreferred in both Koreas. The name 首爾／首尔 (Shǒu'ěr) was specifically designed for transliterating the Korean name 서울 (Seoul) into modern Standard Chinese and is not a Korean hanja (Sino-Korean) representation of the city name, which doesn't have a hanja form.
• 漢城／汉城 (Hànchéng) is still often used to refer to pre-2005 Seoul.

• 首爾／首尔 (Shǒu'ěr)

• IPA^(key): [kã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː]

漢(かん)城(じょう) • (Kanjō) 

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

漢城 • (Hanseong) (hangeul 한성)

1. Hanja form^? of 한성 (“(historical) Hanseong (Seoul during the Joseon dynasty)”).

漢城

1. chữ Hán form of Hán Thành (“(historical) Hanseong (Seoul during the Joseon dynasty)”).