도시

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city

도시 — city

🏙️ 都市 = capital (都) + market (市): a capital with a market is a city

도 (都) means capital or metropolis, as in 수도 (capital city). 시 (市) means market, and is also the suffix for city names like 서울시. Same hanja as Chinese 都市 (dūshì) and Japanese 都市 (toshi).

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