Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗The basic unit of money in China.
From Mandarin 元 (yuán), from 圓/圆 (yuán, “circle > round coin”) referring to the piece of eight. Compare Japanese 円(えん) (en), Korean 원(圓) (won). Doublet of yen and won.
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