苓

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 8

Pronunciation

Pinyin: líng, lián
Cantonese: ling4
JapaneseKun: MIMINAGUSA
JapaneseOn: REI RYOU
Korean: LYENG
Vietnamese: linh

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: fungus, tuber; licorice

CE-Dict: fungus/tuber

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a variety of fungus
2.tuckahoe

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》苓卷耳也。从艸令聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】苓
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤郞丁切，音靈。【說文】卷耳也。【爾雅·釋草】菤耳，苓耳也。【註】卷耳形似䑕耳，叢生如盤。【陸璣疏】可煑爲茹，滑而少味，四月中生子，如婦人耳璫。幽州謂之爵耳。【博雅】苓耳，枲耳也。　又【詩·邶風】山有榛，隰有苓。【傳】苓，大苦也。　又茯苓，藥名。【淮南子·說山訓】千年之松，下有茯苓。【魏志】潁川郤儉，能辟穀餌茯苓。　又豬苓。【本草註】其塊黑，似豬矢，故名。【韓愈·進學解】是猶昌陽引年，而進以狶苓也。　又地名。【晉書·地理志】扶苓縣，屬九德郡。　又通零。【說文】草曰苓，木曰落。　又【集韻】靈年切，音蓮。草名。【枚乗·七發】蔓草芳苓。【註】古蓮字。　【韻會】亦作蘦。又作䕘。

CF-Dict: tubercule/champignon

Han-De-Dict: Pilz (u.E.) (S)