CHON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chon mean? 

• CHON (noun)
  The noun CHON has 2 senses:

1. 100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea

2. 100 chon equal 1 won in North Korea

  Familiarity information: CHON used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("chon" is a kind of...):

South Korean monetary unit (monetary unit in South Korea)

Holonyms ("chon" is a part of...):

South Korean won; won (the basic unit of money in South Korea)

Sense 2

Meaning:

100 chon equal 1 won in North Korea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("chon" is a kind of...):

North Korean monetary unit (monetary unit in North Korea)

Holonyms ("chon" is a part of...):

North Korean won; won (the basic unit of money in North Korea)