noun
hwan
noun
1
The unit of currency used in South Korea between 1953 and 1962, before it was replaced by the won.
"Collectors sometimes seek out old hwan banknotes from the 1950s."
How to Use Hwan
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA now-obsolete South Korean currency, replaced by the modern won in 1962.
Word Forms
hwans plural, hwan plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from the Korean word for the currency unit.