令 — Chinese character
令
lìng
command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
- Pinyin
- lìng
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 人
- Formation
- ideographic — A person kneeling before a master 人
- Japanese
- 令 as a kanji
Common words with 令
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 命令 | mìng lìng | order; command |
| 令人 | lìng rén | to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc) |
| 下令 | xià lìng | to give an order; to issue an order |
| 法令 | fǎ lìng | decree; ordinance |
| 司令 | sī lìng | commanding officer |
| 指令 | zhǐ lìng | to order; to command; an order; a command; an instruction |
| 禁令 | jìn lìng | prohibition; ban |
| 司令部 | sī lìng bù | headquarters; military command center |
| 司令员 (司令員) | sī lìng yuán | commander |
| 责令 (責令) | zé lìng | to order; to enjoin |
| 总司令 (總司令) | zǒng sī lìng | commander-in-chief; top military commander for a country or theater of operations |
| 夏令营 (夏令營) | xià lìng yíng | summer camp |
English words written with 令
令 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 8 · Analects 10 · Art of War 14 · Mencius 4 · Zhuangzi 10 · Great Learning 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 12
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 19
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 32
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 57
- Analects 1.3
- Analects 5.18
- Analects 5.24
- Analects 13.6
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