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Chinese symbol for “tuber”

苓
líng
fungus; tuber

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tuber is 苓 (líng), defined as: fungus; tuber.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

苓 líng
fungus, tuber; licorice
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “tuber”

WordPinyinMeaning
块茎 (塊莖)kuài jīng(botany) a (stem) tuber

Related words

Other words that share a character with 苓.

WordPinyinMeaning
茯苓fú língWolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus); fu ling; tuckahoe
龟苓膏 (龜苓膏)guī líng gāoturtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs; a similar product made without turtle shell and consumed as a dessert
猪苓 (豬苓)zhū língporia mushroom (Polyporus umbellatus)
五苓散wǔ líng sǎnwuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM); poria five powder
苦苓kǔ língchinaberry (Melia azedarach)

See also: Japanese symbol for “tuber”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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