Ma'anar ƙamus na "Anise na Sinanci" yana nufin nau'in shuka da aka sani da Illicium verum, wanda asalinsa ne ga Sin da Vietnam. Ana kuma san shi da "tauraro anise" saboda irin kamanninsa na musamman na tauraro, kuma ana amfani da shi azaman yaji wajen dafa abinci, musamman a cikin abincin Sinawa. Ana amfani da busasshiyar 'ya'yan itacen anise na kasar Sin don dandana miya, miya, da sauran jita-jita, da kuma yin shayi da sauran abubuwan sha. Yana da ɗanɗano da ƙamshi kamar licorice, kuma galibi ana amfani dashi azaman madadin ƙwayar anise a girke-girke.