Chinese yuan is a base unit of Chinese currencies. The symbol for the yuan (元) is also used in Chinese to refer to the currency units of Japan and Korea. When used in English in the context of the modern foreign exchange market, the Chinese yuan (CNY) refers to the renminbi (RMB). * USD/CNY - US Dollar Chinese Yuan * Chinese yuan at five-year low, enca.com news * Report: China's Yuan to Erode, Not End, Dollar's Dominance, abcnews.go.com