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TOPIK 6noun

함

ham

함이 · 함을

wedding gift box (sent by the groom's family to the bride's)

Example

결혼식 전날 밤에 신랑 친구들이 함을 지고 왔어요.

The night before the wedding, the groom's friends came carrying the gift box.

Word parts

함 box

A box with the marriage letter and silk; friends carry it shouting '함 사세요!'

Good to know

Collocations: 함을 지다 (carry it on the back) and 함을 받다 (receive it).