# 甘草
## Chinese

* 甘草 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 甘草 (Cantonese)
* kâm-chhó (Hakka)
* găng-chō̤ (Eastern Min)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gāncǎo
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢ ㄘㄠˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gam$^1$ cou$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kâm-chhó
* Eastern Min (BUC): găng-chō̤
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kam-chhó
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gāncǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄢ ㄘㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gancǎo
*** Wade–Giles: kan$^1$-tsʻao$^3$
*** Yale: gān-tsǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gantsao
*** Palladius: ганьцао (ganʹcao)
*** Sinological IPA : /kän⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$乾草 / 干草 甘草
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gam$^1$ cou$^2$
*** Yale: gām chóu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gam$^1$ tsou$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gem$^1$ cou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâm-chhó
*** Hakka Romanization System: gam$^ˊ$ co$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gam$^1$ co$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /kam²⁴ t͡sʰo³¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: găng-chō̤
*** Sinological IPA : /kaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ $^{(t͡sʰ-)}$ʒo³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kam-chhó
*** Tâi-lô: kam-tshó
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kamzhoir
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰo⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kam³³ t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰo⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰo⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰɤ⁴¹/

### Noun

甘草
* licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis, whose root often used in traditional Chinese medicine to improve qi)
* (figurative) supporting character; minor character
    甘草演員／甘草演员 ― gāncǎo yǎnyuán ― supporting actor/actress, especially an experienced one

#### Synonyms

* (licorice): 國老／国老 (guólǎo)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 甘草 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 甘草 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 甘草 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 甘草 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 甘草 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 甘草 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 甘草 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 甘草 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 甘草 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 甘草 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 甘草 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 甘草 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 甘草 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 甘草 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 甜根草, 甜草根兒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 甘草 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 甘草 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 甘草 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 甘草 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 甘草 |
| Wu | Danyang | 甘草 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 甘草 |

#### Derived terms

* 炙甘草 (zhìgāncǎo)
* 甘草糖 (gāncǎotáng)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 甘草(かんぞう) (kanzō)
* → Korean: 감초(甘草) (gamcho)
* → Vietnamese: cam thảo (甘草)
Others:
* → Zhuang: gamcauj

#### See also

* 補益藥／补益药 (bǔyìyào)
* 藥材／药材 (yàocái)

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 甘 | 草 |
| かん Grade: S | そう > ぞう Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||
Middle Chinese 甘草

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) かんぞー [kàńzóó] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) かんぞー [káꜜǹzòò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [kã̠nd͡zo̞ː]

#### Noun

甘(かん)草(ぞう) or 甘草(カンゾウ) • (kanzō)
* licorice
    Synonyms: (obsolete) 蕗草 (rosō), 甘木 (amaki)

##### Derived terms

* 甘草(かんぞう)エキス (kanzō ekisu, “licorice extract”)
* 甘草(かんぞう)の丸呑(まるの)み (kanzō no marunomi)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 甘 | 草 |
| あま Grade: S | くさ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||
甘 (ama, “sweet”) +‎ 草 (kusa, “grass”)

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) あまくさ [àmákúsá] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) あまくさ [àmáꜜkùsà] (Nakadaka – [2])
* IPA: [a̠ma̠kɯ̟sa̠]

#### Noun

甘(あま)草(くさ) • (amakusa)
* licorice

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 甘 | 草 |
| あま Grade: S | き Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | irregular |
* Alternative spelling
* 甘木
甘 (ama, “sweet”) +‎ 木 (ki, “tree”)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [a̠ma̠kʲi]

#### Noun

甘(あま)草(き) • (amaki)
* (obsolete) licorice

### References

* 1 2 3 4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 甘 | 草 |

### Noun

甘草 • (gamcho) (hangeul 감초)
* hanja form of 감초 (“licorice”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 甘 | 草 |

### Noun

甘草
* chữ Hán form of cam thảo (“licorice”).