京
서울
서울 경 (수도)
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📜 Name Through History
위례성(慰禮城)
한산(漢山)
한양(漢陽)
한성(漢城)
경성(京城)
서울
📖 Origin of the Hanja
"Seoul" is pure Korean (not hanja). It evolved from Silla's capital "Seorabeol (徐羅伐)" — "Seobeol" → "Seoul". When written in hanja, it appears as 京 (capital) or 漢城 (Han fortress). Baekje's Onjo founded Wirye-seong here in BC 18. Joseon moved its capital to Hanyang in 1394. In 1948, the Republic of Korea designated "Seoul" — the only Korean major city without an official hanja name.
🌟 What 서울 is famous for
• 경복궁·창덕궁 — 5대 궁궐
• 한강 — 도시를 가르는 동북아 거대 강
• 북한산·남산 — 도시 안의 산
• 서울 김치·신당동 떡볶이
""Seoul" — a name without hanja. The pride of calling your own city in your own tongue."
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