Chinese cash
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Chinese cash has several meanings:
Note: The word "cash" used in these contexts was derived from the Tamil kāsu, a South Indian monetary unit. The English word "cash
," meaning "tangible currency," is an older word from Middle French caisse.
- Cash (Chinese coin)Cash (Chinese coin)A cash was a type of coin of China and East Asia from the 2nd century BC until the AD 20th century. The photograph to the right shows replicas of various ancient to 19th century cast coins in various metals found in China and Japan.-Terminology:...
(方孔錢 fāng kǒng qián), a type of copper coin used in imperial China - Cash (unit) (厘 lí), a Chinese unit of weight equivalent to tael, and a currency equivalent to that weight in silver
- Chinese cash (currency unit) (文 wén), a historical Chinese currency unit often used on cash coins
Note: The word "cash" used in these contexts was derived from the Tamil kāsu, a South Indian monetary unit. The English word "cash
Cash
In common language cash refers to money in the physical form of currency, such as banknotes and coins.In bookkeeping and finance, cash refers to current assets comprising currency or currency equivalents that can be accessed immediately or near-immediately...
," meaning "tangible currency," is an older word from Middle French caisse.
See also
- Chinese currencyChinese currencyThe Renminbi is the official currency of the People's Republic of China . It is the legal tender in mainland China, but not in Hong Kong and Macau. It is abbreviated as RMB, and the units for the Renminbi are the Yuan , Jiao , and Fen : 1 Yuan = 10 Jiao = 100 Fen. Fen have almost disappeared, so...
- RenminbiRenminbiThe Renminbi is the official currency of the People's Republic of China . Renminbi is legal tender in mainland China, but not in Hong Kong or Macau. It is issued by the People's Bank of China, the monetary authority of the PRC...
, the official currency of the People's Republic of China (PRC), whose principal unit is the Yuan