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A jiao (/dʒaʊ/; Chinese: 角), or mao (Chinese: 毛) (Cantonese: hou [Chinese: 毫]), is a unit of currency used in China, including Mainland China, Taiwan), Hong Kong and Macao. One jiao is equal to 1⁄10 of a yuan or 10 fēn (分).

The Renminbi has coins of 1, 2 and 5 jiao.^[1] The 2 jiao coin is no longer in circulation.
The New Taiwan dollar has coins of 5 jiao (rarely used).^[2]
The Hong Kong dollar has coins of 1, 2 and 5 hou (known as 10, 20 and 50 cents).
The Macanese pataca has coins of 1, 2 and 5 hou (known as 10, 20 and 50 avos).

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-A '''jiao''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|aʊ}}; {{zh|c=角}}), or '''mao''' ({{zh|links=no|c=毛}}) ([[Cantonese]]: '''hou''' [{{zh|links=no|c=毫}}]), is a unit of currency used in [[Greater China]], including the [[People's Republic of China]] ([[Mainland China]]), the [[Republic of China]] ([[Taiwan]]), [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macao]]. One jiao is equal to {{frac|1|10}} of a [[Chinese yuan|yuan]] or 10 [[Chinese fen|fēn (分)]].
+A '''jiao''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|aʊ}}; {{zh|c=角}}), or '''mao''' ({{zh|links=no|c=毛}}) ([[Cantonese]]: '''hou''' [{{zh|links=no|c=毫}}]), is a unit of currency used in [[China]], including [[Mainland China]], [[Taiwan]]), [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macao]]. One jiao is equal to {{frac|1|10}} of a [[Chinese yuan|yuan]] or 10 [[Chinese fen|fēn (分)]].
 * The [[Renminbi]] has coins of 1, 2 and 5 jiao.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://colnect.com/en/coins/list/currency/1145-ji%C7%8Eo_%E8%A7%92_-_Chinese_renminbi_ji%C7%8Eo |title=Chinese renminbi jiǎo coins  |date= |accessdate=22 June 2013}}</ref> The 2 jiao coin is no longer in circulation.