韩国泡菜与中国的“菹”

韩国泡菜在其古代用汉语写作“沈菜”，对于“沈”字，一般都解释为“浸泡”的意思，但是，在中国却找不到相同或相似的用法。从考察“沈”字在汉语中的本义出发，认为“沈”字源于中国先秦时期的“醯”，与宋鲁地区的方言有关，并由此推论，中国的“菹”是在商朝末年至三国时期传入朝鲜半岛，之后在保持“菹”的基本做法的情况下，发展成为今天的韩国泡菜。

Kimchi and Chinese Sauerkraut "zu"

Kimchi in ancient times was written in Chinese ＂Chencai＂. ＂Chen＂ as a Chinese character is generally interpreted as ＂steep＂, but the same or similar usage cannot be found in China. Research into the literal meaning of ＂Chen＂ found it originated from＂ Chen＂ in pre - Qin period and related to Song and Lu local dialect. A deduction is made on the premise that Chinese sauerkraut ＂zu＂ was imported into Korean Peninsula in from the late Sang Dynasty to Northern and Southern Dynasties, and thereafter the basic producing method has been maintained and developed gradually into Kimchi today.