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Noun: chon  chown or chaan
  1. 100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea
    "The antique store had a jar of old chon coins on display"
     
  2. 100 chon equal 1 won in North Korea
    "The outdated price list still showed items costing a few chon"

Derived forms: chons

Type of: North Korean monetary unit, South Korean monetary unit

Part of: North Korean won, South Korean won, won

Encyclopedia: Chon