tan shen

noun

Red sage or Chinese sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)

OriginMandarin 丹參 /丹参 →
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Meanings

nountan shen (uncountable)
  1. uncountableRed sage or Chinese sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)

Origin

  1. Mandarin丹參 /丹参
  2. Englishtan shen

Borrowed from Mandarin 丹參 /丹参 (dānshēn).

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tan shen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tan%20shen

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“tan shen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tan%20shen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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