Han-ch'eng

See also: Hancheng and Hànchéng

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 漢城 (Hànchéng), Wade–Giles romanization: Han⁴-chʻêng².

Proper noun

Han-ch'eng

1. Synonym of Seoul: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
   • 1969 [1893 April 6], Yüan Shih-k’ai, quotee, “Li Hung-chang: The Eastern Learning Society”, in Dun J. Li, editor, China in Transition, 1517-1911‎^[1], Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 210:

     They go from one Westerner’s house to another, stating in the most abusive language that if these Westerners do not leave Korea immediately, they will be killed in due course. All the Westerners in Han-ch’eng [Seoul] are greatly frightened.

   • 1985 June, Chi-yun Chang, “Confucianism in Eastern Nations”, in Chinese Culture: A Quarterly Review‎^[2], volume XXVI, number 2, Taipei: Chinese Culture University Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7:

     The capital of the kingdom was at Han-ch’eng (漢城), called Seoul in English.

   • 1998, “Asia, 1700-1914”, in World Civilizations: Sources, Images, and Interpretations‎^[3], 2nd edition, volume II, McGraw Hill, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 182:

     We did not expect Japan to take the unjustifiable course of sending troops to Korea too, and her troops, which had not been invited by the Korean government, nevertheless occupied its capital Han-ch’eng [Mancheng] [Seoul].

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Han-ch'eng.