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Hwan (other)
Hwan can refer to: * South Korean hwan, a defunct currency * Hwan-guk, a mythical Korean nation * Hwan (name) Hwan is a rare Korean family name, as well as an element in Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Family name As a family name, Hwan is written with only one hanja, the Sino-Korean name of the ''Sapindus mu ..., Korean given name and name element See also * Huan (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korean Hwan
The hwan was the currency of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) between February 15, 1953, and June 9, 1962. It succeeded the first South Korean won and preceded the second South Korean won. History Due to the devaluation of the first South Korean won (from 15 won to the U.S. dollar in 1945 to 6000 won to the dollar in 1953), the hwan was introduced in 1953 at the rate of 1 hwan = 100 won. The hwan was nominally subdivided into 100 ''jeon'' but the lowest denomination issued was 1 hwan. The hwan also suffered from inflation and a series of devaluations occurred. In 1962, the second South Korean won was reintroduced at a rate of 1 won = 10 hwan, after which inflation finally slowed down. Coins In 1959, coins were introduced in denominations of 10, 50 and 100 hwan. They were minted by the Philadelphia Mint. The 10 and 50 hwan coins continued to circulate until March 22, 1975, but the 100 hwan coins were withdrawn on June 10, 1962. Banknotes In 1953, banknotes were intro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwan-guk
Hwanguk (환국, 桓國) is the first mythical state of Korea claimed to have existed according to Hwandan Gogi. According to Hwandan Gogi, Hwanguk existed long before Gojoseon. However, mainstream Korean historians reject the existence of Hwanguk for lack of credible evidence. Historical Claims of Hwanguk In some editions of ''Samguk Yusa'', one of the oldest surviving Korean history books, the name Hwanin (桓因), the mythical grandfather of Gojoseon's founder Dangun, is written in different characters such as 囯 or 囗+士(a character with 士 written inside 囗, not supported by Unicode) to represent the character 因. In the original footnotes for the book, Il-yeon clarifies the meaning of the 桓因 as Jeseok (帝釋, Korean Buddhist name for Indra). However, the characters were similar to a simplified form for the character 國 meaning "nation", which led to future claims. Pre-modern claims 17th-century Korean scholar Nam Gu-man and 18th-century Korean scholar Lee Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwan (name)
Hwan is a rare Korean family name, as well as an element in Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Family name As a family name, Hwan is written with only one hanja, the Sino-Korean name of the ''Sapindus mukorossi'' tree (; 굳셀 환 ). The 2000 South Korean census found 157 people with this family name. People with this family name include: * Thomas Hwan, South Korean actor based in Denmark Given name Hanja There are 21 hanja with the reading "hwan" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are: # (기쁠 환 ): "happiness" # (근심 환 ): "anxiety" # (둥글 환 ): "round" # (바꿀 환 ): "to change" # (고리 환 ): "ring" # (돌아올 환 ): "to return" # (부를 환 ): "to summon" # (빛날 환 ): "to shine" # (흩어질 환 ): "to be scattered" # (불꽃 환 ): "blaze" # (환할 환 ): "bright" # (헛보일 환 ): "illusion" # (굳셀 환 ): ''Sapindus mukorossi'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |