人參

Chinese
man; person; people ginseng
trad. (人參/人蔘) 人 參/蔘
simp. (人参) 人 参

Etymology

Referring to the root's characteristic forked shape, resembling the legs of a man.

Pronunciation

Noun

人參

  1. ginseng (any of several plants, of the genus Panax)

See also

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (人參):

Others:

References
  • Duffus, William (1883), “ginseng”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 122

Japanese
Kanji in this term
人 參
にん
Grade: 1		 じん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

人參 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 人参, hiragana にんじん, rōmaji ninjin)

  1. Kyūjitai form of 人参 (“carrot”)

Korean
Hanja in this term
人參

Noun

人參 • (insam) (hangeul 인삼)

  1. Alternative form of 人蔘

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
人參

Noun

人參

  1. Hán tự form of nhân sâm (“ginseng”).
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