Tukuk-OS🇿🇦 South African Rand → 🇨🇳 Chinese Yuan
ECB reference rate of 2026-10-28 · updated daily
The live reference rate: 1 🇿🇦 ZAR = 0.40044 CNY, and the reverse, 1 CNY = 2.5 ZAR. Source: European Central Bank daily fixing (2026-10-28), key-free via frankfurter.dev. That is the mid-market benchmark — what the two currencies are worth to each other between banks, before any shop, card scheme or airport kiosk adds its margin.
Amount cheat-sheet
| From | To |
|---|---|
| 1 ZAR | 0.40044 CNY |
| 1 CNY | 2.5 ZAR |
| 5 ZAR | 2 CNY |
| 5 CNY | 12.49 ZAR |
| 10 ZAR | 4 CNY |
| 10 CNY | 24.97 ZAR |
| 50 ZAR | 20.02 CNY |
| 50 CNY | 124.86 ZAR |
| 100 ZAR | 40.04 CNY |
| 100 CNY | 249.73 ZAR |
| 500 ZAR | 200.22 CNY |
| 500 CNY | 1,248.63 ZAR |
| 1,000 ZAR | 400.44 CNY |
| 1,000 CNY | 2,497.25 ZAR |
| 5,000 ZAR | 2,002.2 CNY |
| 5,000 CNY | 12,486.27 ZAR |
Convert your own amount → · Full rate table →
Why ZAR/CNY moves
Pair values reprice continuously on interest-rate differences, inflation gaps, trade flows and politics. A stronger ZAR makes CNY-priced goods and trips cheaper for holders of ZAR — and makes South African Rand exports dearer for everyone buying them. The table above is the whole truth available to the public without an account; anything a dealer quotes you is this number plus their spread.