Chinese symbol for “tuber”
苓
líng
fungus; tuber
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tuber is 苓 (líng), defined as: fungus; tuber.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “tuber”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 苓.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茯苓 | fú líng | Wolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus); fu ling; tuckahoe |
| 龟苓膏 (龜苓膏) | guī líng gāo | turtle 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 líng | poria mushroom (Polyporus umbellatus) |
| 五苓散 | wǔ líng sǎn | wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM); poria five powder |
| 苦苓 | kǔ líng | chinaberry (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.