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hwan

[ hwahn, wahn ]

noun

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


hwan

/ hwɑːn; wɑːn /

noun

  1. another name for won 2 won 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hwan1

< Korean, the reading of a character used as a graphic synonym of wǒn (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese yuán yuan )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hwan1

Korean
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Example Sentences

We were rounding a corner, when I was surprised to see Hwan-lien-p'u a couple of li away.

We should thus get hwan he haueden er ilk ing deled, when they had there distributed every thing.

On the twenty-ninth they attacked the places Tung(18 r.) hwan and Too shin, and killed nearly a thousand men.

To Hwan-lien-p'u. Rest by the river, and a description of my companions.

Ki Hwan accepted them, and for three days no Court was held.

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