Etymology of the Korean currencies

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The won is the currency of both North and South Korea. "Won" is a cognate of the Chinese currency unit, the yuan (圓/圆/元), and the Japanese currency unit, the yen (円; ¥), meaning "round object". The won is subdivided into 100 jeon (Korean: 전; Hanja: 錢; RR: jeon; MR: chŏn).

Yang is a former Korean currency. It is a cognate of the Chinese tael (兩; 两 pronounced "liǎng" in Mandarin). The yang was subdivided into 100 fun (푼) (pronounced "pun" but spelt with an "f" on the coins). Fun is a cognate of the Chinese word fen (分; fēn), referring to 1/100 of a Chinese yuan in modern context.