Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "hibiscus na kasar Sin" tana nufin fure-fure na dangin mallow (Malvaceae) da ke zaune a kasar Sin, amma kuma ana noma shi a wasu sassa na duniya don kyawawan furanni. A kimiyyance ana kiran shukar Hibiscus rosa-sinensis kuma ana kiranta da furen China. Manya-manyan furanninta masu ban sha'awa suna zuwa da launuka iri-iri, gami da ja, ruwan hoda, rawaya, lemu, fari, da shunayya, kuma galibi ana amfani da su don kayan ado.