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
an order; (old) (military) a command
to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
to order by force; peremptory
to follow your orders; roger!; yessir!
Delingha, a city in Qinghai, China
Delingha city in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 西hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu, Qinghai
an order to post a reward (for the capture of a criminal)
an order to post a reward (for the capture of a criminal)
martial law
tongue twister
act bossy on flimsy or petty power
to abuse small power; act bossy without right
command name
control the ruler to rule the land
control all by using the emperor as tool
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
warrant (law)
warrant (law)
search warrant
Imperial order or edict (old)
spring; springtime; spring weather
season
typical weather in a given season
to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)