人中

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Chinese[edit]

man; person; people
 
middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
simp. and trad.
(人中)
anagram 中人

Etymology[edit]

南村輟耕錄 explains the origin of the term as follows:

人身中半二便 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
人身中半二便 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Ruò yuē rénshēn zhī zhōngbàn, zé dāng zài qí fù jiān. Gài zì cǐ ér shàng, yǎn ěr bí jiē shuāng qiào; zì cǐ ér xià, kǒu jì èrbiàn jiē dān qiào. Sān huà yīn, sān huà yáng, chéng tài guà yě. [Pinyin]
If one refers to the middle of the body, it must be around the navel and the abdomen. For going up from here [the philtrum], the eyes, ears, and nose all have two orifices; going down from here, the mouth and the two [organs of] excretion all have single orifices. Three strokes of yin and three strokes of yang make the Peace hexagram.

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

人中

  1. (anatomy, physiology) philtrum

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (人中):

Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
なか
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(ひと)(なか) (hitonaka

  1. society, company
  2. the public, the world

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 1
ちゅう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(じん)(ちゅう) (jinchū

  1. in company, among people
  2. (anatomy, physiology) philtrum

Etymology 3[edit]

Kanji in this term
にん
Grade: 1
ちゅう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(にん)(ちゅう) (ninchū

  1. the human world

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term

Noun[edit]

人中 (injung) (hangeul 인중)

  1. Hanja form? of 인중 (philtrum).

Vietnamese[edit]

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun[edit]

人中

  1. chữ Hán form of nhân trung (philtrum).