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The character 苓 (líng) is a phono-semantic compound with the grass radical 艹 (cǎo) at the top, indicating a plant-related meaning, and the phonetic component 令 (lìng) below, providing the pronunciation. It primarily refers to specific botanical or medicinal items, most notably poria or tuckahoe, a wood-decay fungus used in traditional medicine. Historically, it also denoted licorice plants or the roots of certain herbaceous plants, consistent with the botanical category signaled by the grass radical.
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这味药里含有茯苓。
茯苓是一种常见的中药材。
妈妈经常用茯苓煮汤喝。
我在药店买了一些茯苓片。
茯苓和黄芩可以搭配使用。
茯苓具有利水渗湿的功效。
这包茯苓看起来色泽洁白。
种植茯苓需要特定的环境条件。