Yuan (currency)

The Yuan (/juːˈɑːn, -æn/ yoo-A(H)N; sign: ¥; Chinese: 圓/元; pinyin: yuán; [ɥæ̌n] ^ⓘ) is the base unit of a number of former and present-day currencies in Chinese.

A Yuan (Chinese: 圓/元; pinyin: yuán) is also known colloquially as a kuai (simplified Chinese: 块; traditional Chinese: 塊; pinyin: kuài; lit. 'lump'; originally a lump of silver). One Yuan is divided into 10 Jiao (Chinese: 角; pinyin: jiǎo; lit. 'corner') or colloquially Mao (Chinese: 毛; pinyin: máo; lit. 'feather'). One Jiao is divided into 10 Fen (Chinese: 分; pinyin: fēn; lit. 'small portion').