剃发令 tì fà lìng

the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
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Definitions

  1. 1. the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646

Characters

Character Meaning
剃 tì
to shave; shave; to weed
发 fà HSK 3
to send out; to issue; to develop
令 lìng HSK 5
to cause; to make sth happen; to order