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)

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 人參 (“ginseng”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 人參
Mandarin Taiwan 人參
Luoyang 人參
Wanrong 人參
Xi'an 人參
Yangzhou 參
Singapore 人參
Cantonese Guangzhou 參
Hong Kong 人參, 參
Gan Nanchang 人參
Lichuan 人參
Pingxiang 人參, 參
Eastern Min Fuzhou 參
Southern Min Xiamen 人參
Quanzhou 人參
Zhangzhou 人參
Tainan 參仔
Leizhou 參
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 人參
Wu Suzhou 人參

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (人參):

Others:

See also

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(にん)參(じん) • (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
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
人參

Noun

人參

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