高丽参

高麗參
Gāolíshēn
noun #51,090

Meanings

  1. 1 Korean ginseng
  2. 2 Koryo ginseng

Examples

Māma měitiān tā yī bēi gāolíshēn chá.
His mother brews him a cup of Korean ginseng tea every morning.
Gāolíshēn xīyángshēn, jiàgé yě gāo.
Korean ginseng is more potent than American ginseng but pricier.

Tips

usage
The here is read lí (second tone), the reading used in the Korean dynasty name 高丽 (Goryeo / Koryo). Don't read it as lì ('beautiful'). The dynasty's name later became the standard Chinese exonym for Korea in many compound nouns.
culture
Korea has cultivated ginseng for over a thousand years; 高丽参 specifically denotes the Korean-grown root, prized in Chinese medicine for tonifying . Red ginseng (红参) is the steamed and dried variety, considered the most potent.

Stroke Order

gāo
cān