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苓

líng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Poria (a medicinal fungus)
  2. 2 tuber-like medicinal plant

Examples

HSK 7-9
茯苓是常用的中药，常用来祛湿。
Fúlíng shì chángyòng de zhōngyào, cháng yònglái qūshī.
Poria is a common ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, often used to drain dampness.
HSK 7-9
龟苓膏是用龟板和茯苓做的。
Guīlínggāo shì yòng guībǎn hé fúlíng zuò de.
Guangdong herbal jelly is made from tortoise shell and Poria.

Tips

usage
苓 mostly appears in herb names: 茯苓 ('Poria fungus') and 猪苓 ('Polyporus'), both well-known dampness-draining medicinals.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
艹 is the grass radical on top, the standard marker for plant and herb names - fitting for the medicinal 苓.
phonetic
令 lìng
to order; command
令 under the grass radical supplies the sound, drifting from lìng to líng. It carries no meaning here.

Stroke Order

苓 líng