苓

líng

令 + 艹

Definitions

líng fungus; tuber

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound.

Semantic: 艹 Phonetic: 令

About

The character 苓 (líng) is a phono-semantic compound formed by the grass radical 艹 (cǎo, 'grass') on top, indicating a plant or fungus, and the phonetic component 令 (lìng) below. It primarily names medicinal substances, most notably poria or tuckahoe, a wood-decay fungus widely used in traditional medicine. Historically, it also referred to licorice and the roots of certain herbaceous plants.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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这味药里含有茯苓。

Zhè wèi yào lǐ hányǒu fúlíng.

This medicinal prescription contains poria cocos.

茯苓是一种常见的中药材。

Fúlíng shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de zhōngyào cái.

Poria cocos is a common traditional Chinese medicinal material.

妈妈经常用茯苓煮汤喝。

Māma jīngcháng yòng fúlíng zhǔ tāng hē.

Mom often uses poria cocos to make soup.

我在药店买了一些茯苓片。

Wǒ zài yàodiàn mǎile yīxiē fúlíng piàn.

I bought some poria cocos slices at the pharmacy.

茯苓和黄芩可以搭配使用。

Fúlíng hé huángqín kěyǐ dāpèi shǐyòng.

Poria cocos and skullcap root can be used in combination.

茯苓具有利水渗湿的功效。

Fúlíng jùyǒu lì shuǐ shèn shī de gōngxiào.

Poria cocos has the effect of promoting diuresis and draining dampness.

这包茯苓看起来色泽洁白。

Zhè bāo fúlíng kàn qǐlái sèzé jiébái.

This packet of poria cocos looks pure white in color.

种植茯苓需要特定的环境条件。

Zhòngzhí fúlíng xūyào tèdìng de huánjìng tiáojiàn.

Cultivating poria cocos requires specific environmental conditions.

Related Characters

Component: 令

Component: 艹

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