¥
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Image:9yuan.jpg ¥ is a currency sign used for the following currencies:
- Chinese yuan (CNY)
- Japanese yen (JPY)
The base unit of the two currencies above share the same Chinese character (圓/元/円), pronounced yuan in Mandarin Chinese and en in Standard Japanese. The symbol resembles a Latin letter Y with a double stroke or, also commonly in Mainland China, with a single stroke. The symbol also resembles the Chinese character for "sheep" (羊, yang), which was an ancient Chinese currency denomination.
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