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lingzhi

/ˈlɪŋt͡ʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
ling-zhi
IPA
/ˈlɪŋt͡ʃi/
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine, Ganoderma lucidum and other closely related mushroom of the genus Ganoderma.

name

A gewog of Thimphu District, Bhutan.

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 靈芝 /灵芝 (língzhī). Doublet of reishi.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

lingchih (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce lingzhi?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪŋt͡ʃi/.
What does lingzhi mean?
A medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine, Ganoderma lucidum and other closely related mushroom of the genus Ganoderma.
Where does lingzhi come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 靈芝 /灵芝 (língzhī). Doublet of reishi.

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