yuan
USyoo-AHN/juˈɑn/UKyoo-AN/ˌjuːˈæn/
Pluralyuan, yuans
- 1The main unit of money used in China.
Like the dollar in the United States or the euro in Europe.
She paid fifty yuan for the train ticket.
A bottle of water costs about three yuan at that shop.
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- 2One of the five main parts of the government in the Republic of China.
Like five separate teams, each in charge of one part of the government.
Each yuan handles a different part of running the country.
Members of one yuan questioned the leaders of another over the new budget.
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Origins
Meaning 1
It comes from the Mandarin word 元 (yuán), from a word meaning "round coin." It is related to the words yen and won.
Meaning 2
It comes from the Mandarin word 院 (yuàn).