人中
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) |
人 | 中 | |
anagram | 中人 |
Etymology edit
《南村輟耕錄》 explains the origin of the term as follows:
- 若曰人身之中半,則當在臍腹間。蓋自此而上,眼耳鼻皆雙竅;自此而下,口暨二便皆單竅。三畫陰,三畫陽,成泰卦也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- 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.
若曰人身之中半,则当在脐腹间。盖自此而上,眼耳鼻皆双窍;自此而下,口暨二便皆单窍。三画阴,三画阳,成泰卦也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
人中
Synonyms edit
Dialectal synonyms of 人中 (“philtrum”) [map]
Descendants edit
Sino-Xenic (人中):
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
---|---|
人 | 中 |
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
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
---|---|
人 | 中 |
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
- (Tokyo) じんちゅう [jíꜜǹchùù] (Atamadaka – [1])
- (Tokyo) じんちゅう [jìńchúú] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [d͡ʑĩɲ̟t͡ɕɨᵝː]
Noun edit
- in company, among people
- (anatomy, physiology) philtrum
Etymology 3 edit
Kanji in this term | |
---|---|
人 | 中 |
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
- (Tokyo) にんちゅう [níꜜǹchùù] (Atamadaka – [1])
- (Tokyo) にんちゅう [nìńchúú] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟ĩɲ̟t͡ɕɨᵝː]
Noun edit
- the human world
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
---|---|
人 | 中 |
Noun edit
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
---|---|
人 | 中 |
Noun edit
人中
- chữ Hán form of nhân trung (“philtrum”).