Depicts a person (卩) receiving commands from a mouth (口) above them.
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Historical Evolution
令
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Seal
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
令 [Líng]
see 令狐[Línghú]
令 [líng]
see 脊令[jílíng]
令 [lǐng]
classifier for a ream of paper
令 [lìng]
to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old)
Japanese
Korean
령 [令]
-ryeong; A suffix used to mean a law or an order.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
令 のり
Nori given name
令 よし
Yoshi given name
令 りょう
Ryō female given name
令 りよう
Riyou unclassified name
令 れい
Rei female given name
令 れいじ
Reiji unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
命令 [mìnglìng] #965
order
令人 [lìngrén] #12,100
to cause one (to do sth)
指令 [zhǐlìng] #4,030
order
下令 [xiàlìng] #5,849
to give an order
责令 [zélìng] #39,184
to order
责令 [zélìng] #39,184
to order
司令 [sīlìng] #9,238
commanding officer
司令部 [sīlìngbù] #13,399
headquarters
法令 [fǎlìng] #10,117
decree
禁令 [jìnlìng] #10,728
prohibition
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 命令 [めいれい] #1,445
order
⭐ 年齢 [ねんれい] #1,958
age
⭐ 令嬢 [れいじょう] #8,127
(your) daughter
⭐ 号令 [ごうれい] #9,918
order (esp. to a number of people)
⭐ 指令 [しれい] #10,108
order
御令嬢 [ごれいじょう] #11,180
your daughter
伝令 [でんれい] #11,373
delivering an order
⭐ 司令官 [しれいかん] #11,730
commandant
⭐ 司令 [しれい] #14,719
command
⭐ 司令部 [しれいぶ] #16,371
headquarters
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