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Chinese symbol for “ordinance”

法令
fǎ lìng
decree; ordinance

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ordinance is 法令 (fǎ lìng), defined as: decree; ordinance.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

法 fǎ
law, rule, statute; method, way; French
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes
令 lìng
command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ordinance”

WordPinyinMeaning
教仪 (教儀)jiào yíordinance

Related words

Other words that share a character with 法令.

WordPinyinMeaning
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
法律fǎ lǜlaw; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè)
方法fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
办法 (辦法)bàn fǎway of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; 条 (tiáo)
宪法 (憲法)xiàn fǎconstitution (of a country); measure word: 部 (bù)
合法hé fǎlawful; legitimate
命令mìng lìngorder; command
令人lìng rénto cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “ordinance”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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