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

Character Breakdown

剃
tì
to shave
9 丶
发
fā
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
HSK 3 5 丶
令
lìng
command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
HSK 5 5 丶

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