위안
Romanisation: wian
yuan (currency)
Example sentence
커피는 이십 위안이에요.
Keopineun isip wianieyo.
Coffee is twenty yuan.
What 위안 means
위안 (wian) is a Korean word meaning “yuan (currency)”. It belongs to the Numbers & Measure topic and appears at Level 2, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Korean.
More Numbers & Measure words
Level 2
장
jang
measure word (flat things)
벌
beol
measure word (clothes)
킬로그램
killogeuraem
kilogram
켤레
kyeolle
pair (counter for shoes and socks)
대
dae
measure word for machines
쪽
jjok
page
센티미터
sentimiteo
centimeter
종류
jongnyu
type; category
인분
inbun
measure word (portion/serving)
끼
kki
measure word for meals
킬로미터
killomiteo
kilometer