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chon

/t͡ʃɑn/

chon is the alternative spelling of jun.

Meaning of jun

Noun

jun (plural jun)

  1. A monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea, equal to one hundredth of a won.

See all 2 meanings of jun

Noun capitalized: CHON

CHON (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen.

Proper noun capitalized: Chon

Chon (plural Chons)

  1. A surname.

Forms of chon

Noun
pluralchon
Proper noun
pluralChons

Origin of chon

From translingual C + translingual H + translingual O + translingual N. From translingual CHON.

Questions about chon

What does chon mean?
Chon means a surname.
What is chon the alternative spelling of?
Chon is the alternative spelling of jun.
What part of speech is chon?
Chon can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce chon?
Chon is pronounced /t͡ʃɑn/.
What is the plural of chon?
The plural of chon is chon.

Words near chon in the dictionary

  1. Chomskyist
  2. Chomskyists
  3. Chomskyite
  4. Chomskyites
  5. chomu
  6. chon
  7. Chona
  8. Chonan
  9. Chonburi
  10. Chondoism
  11. Chondoist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chon (page history and authors); CHON (page history and authors); Chon (page history and authors); jun (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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