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tuber

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
líng
レイ、リョウ
みみなぐさ
령
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 令 orders =
苓 tuber
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
令 Phonetic component
lìng orders
command, order
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
苓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
苓 [líng]
fungus; tuber
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
苓 れい
Rei female given name
CHINESE WORDS (9)
茯苓 [fú​líng] #22,515
Wolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus)
猪苓 [zhū​líng] #49,940
poria mushroom (Polyporus umbellatus)
五苓散 [wǔ​líng​sǎn]
wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM)
苓雅 [Líng​yǎ]
Lingya district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gāo​xióng​shì], south Taiwan
苓雅区 [Líng​yǎ​qū]
Lingya district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gāo​xióng​shì], south Taiwan
苓雅区 [Líng​yǎ​qū]
Lingya district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gāo​xióng​shì], south Taiwan
苦苓 [kǔ​líng]
chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
龟苓膏 [guī​líng​gāo]
turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs
龟苓膏 [guī​líng​gāo]
turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
茯苓 [ぶくりょう] #234,142
Poria cocos (species of basidiomycete used in Chinese medicine)
猪苓 [ちょれい] #311,124
umbrella polypore sclerotium (used as a diuretic, antipyretic, and antitussive in traditional Chinese medicine)
土茯苓 [どぶくりょう]
Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla, used esp. to refer to its dried rhizome, used in Chinese medicine)
桂枝茯苓丸 [けいしぶくりょうがん]
keishibukuryōgan
猪苓舞茸 [ちょれいまいたけ]
umbrella polypore (Polyporus umbellatus)