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Which currencies evolved from the Chinese yuan, changing their names to suit the local language?

The name of the Chinese currency "yuan" simply means "round coin" and was traditionally written with the character 圓. The same hieroglyph passed into Japanese and Korean writing, becoming simpler over time. The very name of money in Japan has changed to "yen", and in Korea to "won".

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