Renminbi

Renminbi
人民币 (Chinese)
RMB
Renminbi banknotes
ISO 4217
CodeCNY (numeric: 156)
Subunit0.01
Unit
Unityuán ( / )
PluralThe language(s) of this currency do(es) not have a morphological plural distinction.
Symbol¥
Nicknamekuài ()
Denominations
Subunit
110jiǎo ()
1100fēn ()
Nickname
jiǎo ()máo ()
Banknotes
 Freq. used¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50, ¥100
 Rarely used¥0.1, ¥0.5
Coins
 Freq. used¥0.1, ¥0.5, ¥1
 Rarely used¥0.01, ¥0.05
Demographics
Date of introduction1948; 76 years ago (1948)
ReplacedNationalist-issued yuan
User(s) China
Issuance
Central bankPeople's Bank of China
 Websitewww.pbc.gov.cn
PrinterChina Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation
 Websitewww.cbpm.cn
MintChina Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation
 Websitewww.cbpm.cn
Valuation
Inflation2.5% (2017)
 Source[1] [2]
 MethodCPI
Pegged withPartially, to a basket of trade-weighted international currencies
Renminbi
"Renminbi" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese人民币
Traditional Chinese人民幣
Literal meaning"People's Currency"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRénmínbì
Bopomofoㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄧˋ
Wade–GilesJên2-min2-pi4
IPA[ɻə̌n.mǐn.pî]
Hakka
RomanizationNgìn-mìn-pi
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYànmànbaih
JyutpingJan4man4bai6
IPA[jɐn˩.mɐn˩.pɐj˨]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJJîn-bîn-pè
Yuan
Simplified Chinese圆 (or 元)
Traditional Chinese圓 (or 元)
Literal meaning"circle" (ie. a coin)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYuán
Bopomofoㄩㄢˊ
Wade–GilesYüan2
IPA[ɥɛ̌n]
Hakka
RomanizationNgiàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYùhn
JyutpingJyun4
IPA[jyn˩]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJGoân

The renminbi (Chinese: 人民币; pinyin: Rénmínbì; lit. 'People's Currency'; symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB), also known as the Chinese yuan, is the official currency of the People's Republic of China.[a] The renminbi is issued by the People's Bank of China, the monetary authority of China.[3] It is the world's fifth-most-traded currency as of April 2022.[4]

The yuan () is the basic unit of the renminbi. One yuan is divided into 10 jiao (), and the jiao is further subdivided into 10 fen (). The word yuan is widely used to refer to the Chinese currency generally, especially in international contexts.[b]

  1. ^ "CNY – Chinese Yuan Renminbi rates, news, and tools | Xe". Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Myanmar's free-wheeling Wa state". 17 November 2016. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ^ Article 2, "The People's Bank of China Law of the People's Republic of China". 27 December 2003. Archived from the original on 20 March 2007.
  4. ^ "Triennial Central Bank Survey Foreign exchange turnover in April 2022" (PDF). Bank for International Settlements. 27 October 2022. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.


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