lìng

to cause; to make sth happen; to order

HSK 5 #378

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 378th character
Radical ⼈ (9.3)
Strokes 5
Index # 282

Definitions

令 lìng
  1. 1. to cause
  2. 2. to make sth happen
  3. 3. to order
  4. 4. to command
  5. 5. an order
  6. 6. season
  7. 7. honorific title
  8. 8. virtuous
  9. 9. government position (old)
  10. 10. warrant
  11. 11. writ
令 líng
  1. 1. see líng hú
  2. 2. see jí líng
令 lǐng
  1. 1. classifier for a ream of paper

Stroke order

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Words containing 令

Word Meaning
your esteemed son (honorific)
verbal command; an order (esp. army)
daylight saving time
tongue-twister
to order; to instruct sb to finish sth; to charge
the Bering Strait (between Siberia and Alaska)
(fig.) notice to leave
(honorific) your mother
your precious daughter
to decree
commander
secret instruction; secret order
(computing) token; (fig.) decree; directive
an order; (old) (military) a command
Bering Sea
wine-drinking game
order of mobilization
government decree
season
decree to grant a special pardon
starting pistol
autumn; autumn weather
military order
polite speech; diplomatic terms; rhetoric
honorable little brother