Fen (currency)

{{Short description|Unit of currency; 1/100th of a yuan}}

{{other uses|Fen (disambiguation)}}

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A fen ({{zh|s=分|p=fēn}}) (Cantonese: sin [{{zh|links=no|c=仙}}]), is a unit of currency used in Greater China, including the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), Hong Kong (called a cent in English) and Macao (called an avo in Portuguese). One fen is equal to {{frac|1|100}} of a yuan or {{frac|1|10}} of a Chinese jiao.

• Renminbi were issued in coin denominations of 1, 2, and 5 fen{{cite web |url=http://colnect.com/en/coins/list/currency/1318-Chinese_fen |title=Chinese renminbi fen coins |date= |accessdate=2013-12-20}} and also banknote denominations of 1, 2, and 5 fen.{{cite web |url=http://colnect.com/en/banknotes/list/currency/1318-Chinese_fen |title=Chinese renminbi fen banknotes |date= |accessdate=2013-12-20}}
• The character {{lang|zh|分}} is also used to translate "cent" in other currencies. A euro cent is called {{lang-zh|t=歐分|s=欧分|p=Ōufēn|labels=no}} in Chinese.