Usage of the character 苓
líng
苓
[苓]
- fungus
- tuber
fúlíng
茯苓
[茯苓]
- Wolfiporia extensa (a wood-decay fungus); fu ling; tuckahoe
kǔlíng
苦苓
[苦苓]
- chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
Língyǎ
苓雅
[苓雅]
- Lingya district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市 ( Gāoxióngshì), south Taiwan
zhūlíng
猪苓
[豬苓]
- poria mushroom (Polyporus umbellatus)
wǔlíngsǎn
五苓散
[五苓散]
- wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM)
- poria five powder
- Hoelen five powder
- five ling powder
Língyǎqū
苓雅区
[苓雅區]
- Lingya district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市 ( Gāoxióngshì), south Taiwan
guīlínggāo
龟苓膏
[龜苓膏]
- turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs
- a similar product made without turtle shell and consumed as a dessert