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How to pronounce Ginseng 인삼

⚡ Quick answer: Ginseng (인삼) is pronounced "in-sahm", romanized insam. Meaning: Korean for ginseng (insam), a prized hanbang (herbal) root.

How do you pronounce Ginseng? Here's the Korean — Hangul, romanization and an easy English respelling.

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Hangul: 인삼
Romanization: insam
Say it like: in-sahm

What Ginseng means

Korean for ginseng (insam), a prized hanbang (herbal) root.

Ginseng is a K-beauty ingredient — learning its Korean name and pronunciation is a small step into the Korean language behind K-beauty.

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