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South African Rand (ZAR) to Chinese Yuan (CNY)

Convert South African rand to Chinese yuan at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: CNY to ZAR

1 South African Rand =

0.4011 CNY −0.07% today

1 ZAR = 0.40109 CNY · 1 CNY = 2.49321 ZAR

Mid-market rate, updated 02:13 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get ZAR→CNY rates via API

ZAR to CNY over the last year

0.400.420.44Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
0.44167
52-week low
0.40109
52-week average
0.41605
Change over the year
−2.60%

Conversion tables

ZAR to CNY
ZAR CNY
1 ZAR 0.4011 CNY
10 ZAR 4.01 CNY
100 ZAR 40.11 CNY
1,000 ZAR 401.09 CNY
10,000 ZAR 4,010.90 CNY
50,000 ZAR 20,054.50 CNY
100,000 ZAR 40,109.00 CNY
CNY to ZAR
CNY ZAR
1 CNY 2.49 ZAR
10 CNY 24.93 ZAR
100 CNY 249.32 ZAR
1,000 CNY 2,493.21 ZAR
10,000 CNY 24,932.06 ZAR
50,000 CNY 124,660.32 ZAR
100,000 CNY 249,320.63 ZAR

Official ZAR/CNY rates

For accounting, tax and customs, rules usually name an official rate: the one a central bank publishes once a day. These banks publish one for this pair.

Get ZAR→CNY rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for CNY and 170+ other currencies, as JSON. Free plan included. See the exchange rate API.

Get a free API key API documentation 
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=ZAR -d currencies=CNY \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=ZAR -d currencies=CNY \
  -d date=2025-10-02 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about ZAR to CNY

How much is 1 ZAR in CNY?

1 South African Rand is 0.40109 Chinese yuan at the mid-market rate of 2 October 2026, 02:13 UTC, and 1 CNY is 2.49321 ZAR.

What was the ZAR to CNY rate over the last year?

Over the last 52 weeks 1 ZAR ranged from 0.40109 to 0.441668 CNY, 0.416046 CNY on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for ZAR/CNY, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse. For accounting and tax, where an official rate is usually required, use the central bank rates below.