人中

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Chinese

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

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.
If one refers to the middle of the body, it must be around the navel and the abdomen. For going up from here , the eyes, ears, and nose all have two orifices; going down from here, the mouth and the two 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

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (人中):

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

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

Noun

(じん)(ちゅう) (jinchū

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

Etymology 3

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

Noun

(にん)(ちゅう) (ninchū

  1. the human world

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

人中 (injung) (hangeul 인중)

  1. hanja form? of 인중 (philtrum)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

人中

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