hwan

[ hwahn, wahn ]

noun,plural hwan.
  1. a former monetary unit of South Korea.

Origin of hwan

1
<Korean, the reading of a character used as a graphic synonym of wǒn (<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese yuányuan)

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hwan

/ (hwɑːn, wɑːn) /


noun
  1. another name for won 2 (def. 1), won 2 (def. 2)

Origin of hwan

1
Korean

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