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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 shēnshen1ginseng; one of the 28 constellations; variant of ; variant of
2人参 人參 rén shēnren2 shen1ginseng
3沙参 沙參 shā shēnsha1 shen1ladybell root (Radix adenophorae)
4曾参 曾參 zēng shēnZeng1 Shen1Zeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. 曾子
5玄参 玄參 xuán shēnxuan2 shen1Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis); root of Ningpo figwort (used in TCM)
6西洋参 西洋參 yáng shēnxi1 yang2 shen1American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
7参宿七 參宿七 shēn xiù Shen1 xiu4 qi1Rigel (star); lit. seventh star of the Three Stars Chinese constellation
8参宿 參宿 shēn xiùShen1 xiu4Three Stars (Chinese constellation)
9参薯 參薯 shēn shǔshen1 shu3Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop)
10参茸 參茸 shēn róngshen1 rong2ginseng and young deer antler (used in TCM)
11参鸡汤 參雞湯 shēn tāngshen1 ji1 tang1samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc
12川党参 川黨參 chuān dǎng shēnChuan1 dang3 shen1Sichuan codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula, root used in TCM)
13苦参 苦參 shēnku3 shen1liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM
14花旗参 花旗參 huā shēnhua1 qi2 shen1American ginseng
15海参崴 海參崴 hǎi shēn wǎiHai3 shen1 wai3Vladivostok; Ming and Qing name for Vladivostok 符拉迪沃斯托克 and the province around it
16海参 海參 hǎi shēnhai3 shen1sea cucumber
17高丽参 高麗參 gāo shēnGao1 li2 shen1Koryo ginseng
18党参 黨參 dǎng shēndang3 shen1poor man's ginseng (Codonopsis pilosula); codonopsis root (used in TCM)
19丹参 丹參 dān shēndan1 shen1Salvia miltiorrhiza

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