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令
líng
1. see [[脊令<jílíng>]]
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

令
lìng
command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause
HSK 5 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

下令
xiàlìng
to give an order
令人
lìngrén
to cause sb (to do)
令兄
lìngxiōng
Your esteemed older brother (honorific)
令名
lìngmíng
good name
令堂
lìngtáng
(honorific) your mother
令尊
lìngzūn
Your esteemed father (honorific)
令弟
lìngdì
honorable little brother
令爱
lìngài
your precious daughter
令慈
lìngcí
Your esteemed mother (honorific)
令正
lìngzhèng
Your esteemed number one wife (honorific)
令状
lìngzhuàng
writ
令狐
Línghú
old place name (in modern Linyi county [[臨猗縣|临猗县]], Shanxi)
令箭
lìngjiàn
arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority)
令节
lìngjié
festive season
令药
lìngyào
seasonal medication
令亲
lìngqīn
Your esteemed parent (honorific)
令誉
lìngyù
honorable reputation
令郎
lìngláng
Your esteemed son (honorific)
令阃
lìngkǔn
your wife (honorific)
任令
rènlìng
to allow (sth to happen)

Alternate Entries

令
Líng
see [[令狐<Línghú>]]
令
lǐng
classifier for a ream of paper
令
lìng
to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
377
Word Frequency Rank
1,083 of 84,292