Chinese symbol for “writ”
令
lìng
to order; to command; an order; warrant
The closest CC-CEDICT match for writ is 令 (lìng), defined as: to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “writ”
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “writ”.
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.