Home›More›Articles›How a Korean word for capital city became the name SeoulArticleHow a Korean word for capital city became the name SeoulArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnSeoul, Cities Well-attested SourcesSeoul (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationToponymy, fourth paragraphQuote, Toponymy, fourth paragraphUnlike most place names in Korea, as it is not a Sino-Korean word, Seoul has no inherently corresponding Hanja (Chinese characters used in the Korean language).View the SourceAtlas Article VocabularyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.