人中

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More information man; person; people, middle; centre; withinmiddle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) ...
man; person; people
middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
simp. and trad.
(人中)
anagram 中人
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Etymology

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


Noun

人中

  1. (anatomy, physiology) philtrum

Synonyms

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Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 人中
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 人中
Taiwan 人中
Chengde 人中
Chifeng 人中
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 人中
Heihe 人中
Qiqihar 人中
Harbin 人中
Jiamusi 人中
Baicheng 人中
Changchun 人中
Tonghua 人中
Shenyang 人中
Jinzhou 人中
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 人中
Tangshan 人中
Cangzhou 人中
Baoding 人中
Shijiazhuang 人中
Lijin 人中
Jinan 人中
Jiaoliao Mandarin Dalian 人中
Dandong 人中
Yantai 人中
Yantai (Muping) 人中
Qingdao 人中
Zhucheng 人中
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 人中
Lingbao 人中
Jining 人中
Linfen 人中
Shangqiu 人中
Yuanyang 人中
Zhengzhou 人中
Xinyang 人中
Baihe 人中
Xi'an 人中
Baoji 人中
Tianshui 人中
Xining 人中
Xuzhou 人中
Fuyang 人中
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 人中
Lanzhou 人中
Dunhuang 人中
Hami 人中
Ürümqi 人中
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 人中
Nanchong 人中
Dazhou 人中
Hanyuan 人中
Xichang 人中
Zigong 人中
Chongqing 人中
Wuhan 人中
Yichang 人中
Xiangyang 人中
Tianmen 人中
Guiyang 人中
Zunyi 人中
Bijie 人中
Liping 人中
Zhaotong 人中
Dali 人中
Kunming 人中
Mengzi 人中
Guilin 人中
Liuzhou 人中
Jishou 人中
Changde 人中
Hanzhong 人中
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 人中
Yangzhou 人中
Lianyungang 人中
Lianshui 人中, 鼻溝
Nantong 人中
Anqing 人中
Wuhu 人中
Hefei 人中
Hong'an 人中, 鼻子溝
Cantonese Hong Kong 人中
Dongguan 人中
Gan Nanchang 人中
Lichuan 人中
Pingxiang 人中
Hakka Meixian 人中
Yudu 人中
Huizhou Jixi 人中
Shexian 人中
Jin Taiyuan 人中
Yangyuan 人中
Datong 人中
Xinzhou 人中
Lüliang (Lishi) 人中
Changzhi 人中
Linhe 人中
Jining 人中
Hohhot 人中
Erenhot 人中
Pingshan 人中
Zhangjiakou 人中
Handan 人中穴
Linzhou 人中
Suide 人中, 鼻根
Northern Min Jian'ou 人中
Eastern Min Fuzhou 人心
Fuqing 人中
Southern Min Xiamen 人中
Quanzhou 人中
Zhangzhou 人中
Zhangping (Yongfu) 人中
Datian 人中仔
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 人中
Wu Shanghai 人中
Suzhou 人中
Danyang 人中
Hangzhou 人中
Ningbo 人中
Wenzhou 人中, 中眉
Jinhua 人中
Xiang Changsha 人中
Loudi 仁筋
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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (人中):

Japanese

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
なか
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
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Pronunciation

Noun

(ひと)(なか) (hitonaka) 

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

Etymology 2

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じん
Grade: 1
ちゅう
Grade: 1
on'yomi
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Pronunciation

Noun

(じん)(ちゅう) (jinchū) 

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

Etymology 3

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にん
Grade: 1
ちゅう
Grade: 1
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Pronunciation

Noun

(にん)(ちゅう) (ninchū) 

  1. the human world

Korean

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Noun

人中 (injung) (hangeul 인중)

  1. hanja form? of 인중 (philtrum)

Vietnamese

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Noun

人中

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

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