Character

令

lìng HSK 6

令 lìng HSK 6

1. order; command (from superior to subordinate)
2. to order; to instruct (superior directing subordinate)
3. ancient official title
4. to cause; to make
5. season; time of year
6. (lit.) fine; good; excellent
7. xiǎolìng (short verse form used in ci and qu tune names)
8. drinking game; drinking contest rules
9. honorific prefix for the other party's relatives or associates
10. a surname

Words using 令 as lìng (6)

1 命令 mìng lìng — to command HSK 6
- 命 mandate, decree
- 令 order, command
Example

将军命令士兵立即撤退。

jiāng jūn mìng lìng shì bīng lì jí chè tuì

The general commanded the soldiers to retreat immediately.
2 夏令营 xià lìng yíng — summer camp HSK 6
- 夏 summer
- 令 season, period
- 营 camp
Example

我今年暑假参加了一个英语夏令营。

wǒ jīn nián shǔ jià cān jiā le yí gè yīng yǔ xià lìng yíng

I participated in an English summer camp this summer vacation.
3 下令 xià lìng — to issue an order HSK 7
- 下 to issue downward (from authority)
- 令 order, command
Example

将军下令部队撤退。

jiāng jūn xià lìng bù duì chè tuì

The general ordered the troops to retreat.
4 口令 kǒu lìng — password HSK 7
- 口 mouth/oral; represents the verbal or spoken aspect
- 令 order/command; represents instruction or directive
Example

请输入您的口令。

qǐng shū rù nín de kǒu lìng

Please enter your password.
5 司令 sī lìng — commander HSK 7
- 司 to manage, to control, to administer
- 令 order, command, decree
Example

他是这支部队的司令。

tā shì zhè zhī bù duì de sī lìng

He is the commander of this unit.

Structure & writing

令 lìng — order; command (from superior to subordinate)

令 is a component in 11 characters

HSK 1

冷 lěng cold; low in temperature (opposite of 热) 零 líng fragmentary; scattered; small in number (opposite of 整)

HSK 3

邻 lín neighbor; neighboring household

HSK 4

命 mìng life; the living force of organisms 龄 líng age (in years)

HSK 5

铃 líng bell or buzzer (metal sound-making device) 领 lǐng neck; throat

HSK 6

怜 lián to pity, to sympathize

HSK 7

岭 lǐng mountain with a path over its summit 拎 līn to carry (something) in one's hand 聆 líng (lit.) to listen; to listen attentively

令 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order