A fen () (
Cantonese
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: sin []), is a unit of currency used in Greater China, including the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Island of Taiwan, Taiwan), Hong Kong (called a Cent (currency), cent in English) and
Macao
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Formerly a Portuguese colony, the ter ...
(called an
''avo'' in Portuguese). One fen is equal to of a
yuan or of a
Chinese jiao.
*
Renminbi
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were issued in coin denominations of 1, 2, and 5 fen and also banknote denominations of 1, 2, and 5 fen.
*The character is also used to translate "cent" in other currencies. A
euro
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cent is called zh, t=歐分, s=欧分, p=Ōufēn, labels=no in Chinese.
See also
*
Cent (currency)
The cent is a monetary unit of many national currencies that equals a hundredth () of the basic monetary unit. The word derives from the Latin , 'hundred'.
The cent sign is commonly a simple minuscule (lower case) letter . In North America, ...
References
Currencies of China
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