Can 弗 Mean Dollar In Chinese?
From Wiktionary, the possible meanings of 弗 are:


as negation (as in, 不 and 否 for "no")
gust of wind
writing brush


There is no mention if it can mean dollar.



On the other hand, in Japanese, the possible meanings are:


fluorine
the dollar sign ($)


The reason of the dollar sign is because of the similarity of the sign itself (弗 vs $).


  Repurposed for its visual similarity to the dollar symbol $. This reading is ultimately a borrowing from Dutch dollar.