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líng

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líng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
líng | ling2
English translation
fungus, tuber; licorice

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About líng

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

líng

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

plant

Etymology of líng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹令

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

Líng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and Líng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using líng

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桂枝 guì zhī 茯苓 fú líng wán shì 治疗 zhìliáo 什么 shénme bìng de ?

What disease does bolus of cassia twig tuckahoe treat?

Words with líng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
茯苓 fú líng fu ling茯苓 fú líng
líng fungus líng
猪苓 zhū líng poria mushroom (Polyporus umbellatus)豬苓

líng Decomposition & Compounds

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