苓 = 艹 + 令

苓 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “fungus”. It is built from 艹 (grass) and 令 (command).

Keyword: fungus
Pinyin (Mandarin): líng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: fungus, tuber, грибок, клубень, tuber
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 苓 cocklebur

Decomposition

ids

艹 grass
令 command

How to find 苓 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grass” + “command”. 苓 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 苓 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.