함

ham · [함]

box · chest

nounAdvanced

Meanings

  1. box; chestA square container made for keeping clothing or objects, etc.
  2. A box used for a traditional Korean wedding, containing fabrics and a letter of proposal, sent by the bridegroom to the bride's family the day before the wedding.

Written Forms

함Hangul
函Hanja

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