首尔 Traditional form: 首爾 Pinyin (reading): Shǒu'ěr Definitions: Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城/汉城 ( Hànchéng)) Characters: 首 - chief, head, leader 尔 - you; that, those; final particle Traditional characters: 首 - chief, head, leader 爾 - you; that, those; final particle