CNYISO code
RMBCurrency name
YuanMain unit
CN¥Price symbol
Chinese prices can show RMB, CNY, yuan, CN¥ or a yuan symbol. For everyday conversion, those labels usually point to the same money amount, but they describe slightly different things.
Quick answer: CNY is the ISO currency code, RMB is the currency name, and yuan is the main unit used in prices. A price of 100 yuan, RMB 100 or CNY 100 can be entered as 100 in the converter.
CNY is the international currency code used by data feeds, banks and exchange-rate tools. When an API says CNY to USD, it is talking about Chinese yuan as a currency pair.
RMB stands for renminbi, the official currency name. English-language shoppers often say "RMB to USD" because Chinese marketplaces and payment screenshots may use RMB as the label.
Yuan is the main unit of that currency. It works like saying "dollars" for USD. A product priced at 89 yuan is a price of CNY 89 or RMB 89.
Chinese ecommerce pages often show prices with ¥, RMB, CNY, CN¥ or a yuan symbol. In a normal shopping context, enter only the number into the RMB to USD converter. For example, CN¥199, 199 yuan and RMB 199 all start with the input value 199.
Small units can also appear in older or payment-specific contexts. One yuan equals 10 jiao and 100 fen, but most online product prices are already shown in yuan.
Currency conversion is dynamic. A page can show the latest available rate, but your bank, card network or payment app may use a different timestamp.
A shopper's final cost can include card fees, payment-platform spread, customs, shipping and taxes. The converter only handles the currency math.
For common searches, use CNY to USD, yuan to dollar or RMB to USD today.