剃发令 tì fà lìng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

剃 tì shave
发 fà
HSK 3
issue, dispatch, send out; hair
令 lìng
HSK 5
command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause