"Yuan" is to Renminbi as "dollar" is to USD. Also interesting (to me) is that yuan, yen and won are all units based on the word for "round," in China, Japan an

"Yuan" is to Renminbi as "dollar" is to USD. Also interesting (to me) is that yuan, yen and won are all units based on the word for "round," in China, Japan and Korea(s) respectively. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_yen#Pronunciation_and_etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_yen#Pronunciation_and... Similar etymological relationships for "dollar," and "thaler" units: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaler