원

원 U+C6D0, 원
HANGUL SYLLABLE WEON
Composition:ㅇ + ㅝ + ㄴ
Dubeolsik input:d-n-j-s
← 웏
[U+C6CF] 		Hangul Syllables 웑 →
[U+C6D1]

Korean

Etymology 1
워웍웎웏원웑웒
웓월웕웖웗웘웙
웚웛웜웝웞웟웠
웡웢웣웤웥웦웧
우 ←→ 웨

Syllable

원 • (won)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ, ㅝ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2
원 (sense 1): Obverse of a 10,000 South Korean won note

From Mandarin 圓 (“circle” > “round coin”) referring to the piece of eight (compare Japanese 円 (en), Mandarin 元 (yuán)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic Hangul[원]
Revised Romanization? won
Revised Romanization (translit.)? won
McCune–Reischauer? wŏn
Yale Romanization? wen

Noun

원 • (won)

  1. won; the official currency of South Korea, sign = ₩ (KRW)
  2. won; the official currency of North Korea (KPW)
Derived terms
Descendants

See also

Etymology 3

From Sinitic 圓

Noun

원 • (won)

  1. (mathematics) circle
Synonyms

Etymology 4

From English one

Noun

원 • (won)

  1. one
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 넘버원 (neombeowon)
  • 원룸 (wonnum)

Etymology 5

Syllable

원 (won) (incomplete list)

  1. 原
  2. 元
  3. 員
  4. 院
  5. 源
  6. 援
  7. 圓
  8. 遠
  9. 園
  10. 媛
  11. 願
  12. 怨
  13. 瑗
  14. 苑
  15. 猿
  16. 愿
  17. 寃
  18. 鴛
  19. 阮
  20. 湲
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