yuan

== English == === Alternative forms === yüan (Wade–Giles) === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌjuːˈæn/, /ˈwæn/ (General American) IPA(key): /juˈɑn/, /ˈwɑn/, /ˈjuən/ Homophone: won Rhymes: -æn, -ɑːn === Etymology 1 === From Mandarin 元 (yuán), from 圓／圆 (yuán, “circle > round coin”) referring to the piece of eight. Compare Japanese 円(えん) (en), Korean 원(圓) (won). Doublet of yen and won. ==== Noun ==== yuan (plural yuan or yuans) (numismatics) The basic unit of money in China. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:yuan. ===== Synonyms ===== kuai, kwai (informal) ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== renminbi CNY RMB === Etymology 2 === From Mandarin 院 (yuàn). ==== Noun ==== yuan (plural yuan or yuans) (Taiwan, politics) One of the five branches of the government of the Republic of China. ===== Derived terms ===== === Anagrams === Äynu, anyu == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Mandarin 元 (yuán). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jɥan/; /ɥan/ === Noun === yuan m (plural yuans) yuan (Chinese currency) === Further reading === “yuan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Mandarin == === Romanization === yuan nonstandard spelling of yuān nonstandard spelling of yuán nonstandard spelling of yuǎn nonstandard spelling of yuàn ==== Usage notes ==== Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === yuan m (definite singular yuanen, indefinite plural yuanar, definite plural yuanane) currency used in China (since 1971) === References === “yuan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === iuane === Etymology === From Mandarin 元 (yuán). === Noun === yuan m (plural yuans) yuan (currency unit of China) === Further reading === “yuan”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Yuan. === Noun === yuan m (plural yuani) yuan ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Mandarin 元 (yuán). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -an Syllabification: yuan === Noun === yuan m (plural yuanes) yuan === Further reading === “yuan”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025