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

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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

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

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.)

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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

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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).