懂中文 Dong Chinese

苓

líng

fungus

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

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

令 sound component

令  Sound component

lìng, líng, lǐng

  

command

Evolution

苓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
苓 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

苓  

líng

fungus, tuber; licorice; fungus; tuber

Most common words with 苓
Freq.
Word
Meaning

茯苓

fu ling

苓

fungus

猪苓

poria mushroom (Polyporus umbellatus)