Hong Kong dollar

The Hong Kong dollar (sign: $; code: HKD; also abbreviated HK$) is the currency of Hong Kong. It is the thirteenth most traded currency in the world. The Hong Kong dollar is subdivided into 100 cents. The currency is used in both Hong Kong and Macau, as the two regions are proximate and their currencies have similar exchange rates.

Terminology

In formal Cantonese, the 圓 or 元 (Jyutping: jyun4) character is used. In spoken Cantonese, 蚊 (Jyutping: man1) is used, perhaps a transliteration of the first syllable of “money”, although some suggest that the character comes from of 緡 (Jyutping: man4). The dollar is divided into 100 cents, with the character 仙 (Jyutping: sin1, a transliteration of “cent”) used on coins and in spoken Cantonese. However, 仙 is now only used in the stock market, as now it no longer has a note or coin form due to its small value, and is no longer used in regular transactions. 分 (pinyin: fēn; Jyutping: fan1) is used in Mandarin. The amount of 10 cents is called 1 houh in Cantonese (毫, Jyutping: hou4, on coins and in spoken Cantonese, 毫子, Jyutping: hou4 zip, in colloquial speech, 角, pinyin: jiǎo; Jyutping: gok3, in Mandarin). The mil was known as the man or tsin in Cantonese (文, pinyin: wén; Jyutping: man4, or 元, pinyin: qiān; Jyutping: cin1, on coins and in spoken Cantonese and Mandarin).

HKD (disambiguation)

HKD may refer to: