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令
lǐng
1. classifier for a ream of paper
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)

申令
shēnlìng
an order
责令
zélìng
to order
敕令
chìlìng
Imperial order or edict (old)
法令
fǎlìng
decree
纵令
zònglìng
to indulge
词令
cílìng
appropriate language
喝令
hèlìng
to shout an order or command
强令
qiánglìng
to order by force
明令
mínglìng
to decree
月令
yuèlìng
typical weather in a given season
当令
dānglìng
to be in season
县令
xiànlìng
county magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)
训令
xùnlìng
order
诏令
zhàolìng
imperial order
令人
lìngrén
to cause sb (to do)
令堂
lìngtáng
(honorific) your mother
令尊
lìngzūn
Your esteemed father (honorific)
夏令
xiàlìng
summer
下令
xiàlìng
to give an order
密令
mìlìng
secret instruction

Alternate Entries

令
Líng
see [[令狐<Línghú>]]
令
líng
see [[脊令<jílíng>]]
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