Memory phrase for the Kanji: 令
令
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Meaning
to order, to command, warrant
Pronunciation
lìng
Explanation
Top: lid , below: bent person 卩
Mnemonic
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A lid on the bent person: That's the order.
Radicals
人
person A standing person with spread legs.
令
order, command Based on "bell 铃 líng", this radical 令 can also be understood as a picture of a bell: (The sound of) the bell with the bell mallet マ gives now 今 the command (e.g. to come)
マ
bent person (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂,lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
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Vocabulary
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总司令
zǒng sī lìng
commander-in-chief; top military commander for a country or theater of operations
敕令
chì lìng
Imperial order or edict (old)
剃发令
tì fà lìng
the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646
诏令
zhào lìng
imperial order
下令
xià lìng
to give an order; to command
法令
fǎ lìng
decree; ordinance
令人
lìng rén
to cause sb (to do); to make one (feel sth); (used in constructing words for feelings such as anger, surprise, sympathy etc)
司令
sī lìng
commanding officer
指令
zhǐ lìng
order; command; instruction
命令
mìng lìng
order; command
命令
mìng lìng
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