hwan

[ hwahn, wahn ]

noun,plural hwan.

a former monetary unit of South Korea.

Origin of hwan

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

Words Nearby hwan

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How to use hwan in a sentence

We were rounding a corner, when I was surprised to see hwan-lien-p'u a couple of li away.
Across China on Foot | Edwin Dingle
We should thus get hwan he haueden er ilk ing deled, when they had there distributed every thing.
The Lay of Havelok the Dane | Unknown
On the twenty-ninth they attacked the places Tung(18 r.) hwan and Too shin, and killed nearly a thousand men.
History of the Pirates Who Infested the China Sea From 1807 to 1810 | Various
To hwan-lien-p'u. Rest by the river, and a description of my companions.
Across China on Foot | Edwin Dingle
Ki hwan accepted them, and for three days no Court was held.
The Wisdom of Confucius | Epiphanius Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for hwan

hwan

/ (hwɑːn, wɑːn) /

noun

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

Origin of hwan

Korean

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