令 lìng, líng, lǐng — order; command; decree

令
lìng líng lǐng

Level 1 · Common HSK 5 #282

lìng ling4

Basic definition

noun
  1. order; command; decree e.g 命令法令口令
  2. season; time e.g 时令节令冬令
verb
  1. to make; to cause e.g 令人令人兴奋
adjective
  1. good; your (honorific) e.g 令尊令堂令爱

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (会意。甲骨文字形，上面是集聚的“集”;下面是“人”，象跪在那里听命。从集从人，表示集聚众人，发布命令。本义:发布命令)
  2. demand;order
  3. 又 e.g 令人令牌喝令 令书 · 令官 · 令君 · 令众
  4. give a name to
  5. cause;make
  6. 又 e.g 令人神往 令人深思 · 令人恶心
noun
  1. laws and decrees;decree e.g 政令将令传令 功令
  2. season e.g 令序
  3. warrant
  4. writ
  5. drinking game e.g 令章 · 令官 · 令酒
  6. song-poem
  7. an ancient official title
  8. 中国古代政府某部门或机构的长官。如:尚书令;大司农令;郎中令;令史(本为掌文书的官员，宋时已降为一般的办事人员)
  9. 县一级的行政长官 e.g 令尹 县令 · 令长
  10. renown;reputation
  11. wagtail
adjective
  1. good e.g 令色 · 令辰 · 令居 · 令音 · 令政 · 令望
  2. lucky
  3. your
  4. 又 e.g 令阃 · 令嗣 · 令子 · 令母 · 令似 · 令妹
conjunction
  1. if

líng ling2

Basic definition

  1. noun used in 令狐, a compound surname e.g 令狐

Detailed explanation

  1. verb obey
  2. verb wagtail
  3. verb if

lǐng ling3

Basic definition

  1. measure word ream (500 sheets of paper) e.g 一令纸

Detailed explanation

  1. measure word ream of paper

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