Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

han-ch'eng

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: han-ch'eng
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Seoul: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: 漢城//, -

Synonyms

Seoul

Questions

What does han-ch'eng mean?: Synonym of Seoul: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
Where does han-ch'eng come from?: From Mandarin 漢城 (Hànchéng), Wade–Giles romanization: Han⁴-chʻêng².

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