yuan

noun2

1. •
   The basic unit of money in China.

   • A ticket to these Saturday and Sunday night dances costs 15 yuan, or $5.35, which is a lot when one considers that the average Peking worker makes 60 to 70 yuan ($21 to $25) a month. — 1985
2. •
   One of the five branches of the government of the Republic of China.