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
fig. instructions from one's superiors
strict obedience to orders
summer; summer weather
to order by force; peremptory
to play a drinking game
order; instruction
to disobey; to go against orders
to order again and again (idiom)
to ask sb to leave; to show sb the door
discouraging; disheartening
unpleasant; objectionable
to shock; to amaze
to shock; to amaze
to astonish
to astonish
exciting; inspiring; rousing
admirable
satisfying; satisfactory
shocking and infuriating; make one furious
Your esteemed older brother (honorific)
ringgit (Malaysian currency unit)
reputation; good name
Reiwa, Japanese era from 2019
(honorific) your parents
usually written lǐng dǎo rén; leader