Etymology

tan shen

Today it means: Red sage or Chinese sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza) Full definition →

Mandarin 丹參 /丹参
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from丹參 /丹参
  2. English todaytan shen

Borrowed from Mandarin 丹參 /丹参 (dānshēn).

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