令

令 U+4EE4, 令 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4EE4 ← 代 [U+4EE3] CJK Unified Ideographs 以 → [U+4EE5]

令 U+F9A8, 令 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F9A8 ← 獵 [U+F9A7] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 囹 → [U+F9A9]

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令 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 人戈弓戈 (OINI), four-corner 8030₇, composition ⿱亽龴(G) or ⿱亼龴(HTV) or ⿱亼𰆊(JK))

Stroke order

Traditional or simplified Japanese or Korean

• 伶, 冷, 呤, 坽, 姈, 岭, 泠, 彾, 駖, 怜, 炩, 拎, 昤, 朎, 柃, 玲, 𪽏, 𫤚, 𪾧, 𠄖, 砱, 羚, 狑, 紷, 聆, 蛉, 軨(𫐉), 鈴(铃), 魿, 竛, 齡(齢/龄), 刢, 𬾂, 瓴, 翎, 領(领), 鴒(鸰), 𬹴, 邻, 㡵, 命, 𩇙, 岺, 苓, 笭, 閝(𫠂), 零, 𩆖, 囹

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 93, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 387
• Dae Jaweon: page 198, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 111, character 10
• Unihan data for U+4EE4

• Unihan data for U+F9A8

Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 亼 + 卩. The upper part is an open mouth to convey the idea of giving orders, while the bottom part is a kneeling man. Compare 兄, in which an open mouth on top of the character conveys the same idea of giving orders.

trad.		令
simp. #		令

Usually thought to be related to 命 (OC *mreŋs, “order”) (Schuessler, 2007). As a surname, 令 has many origins, one of them is 令狐 (Línghú).

令

1. to order; to command
2. order; command; directive
3. to make (someone do something); to cause; to allow

   令人  ―  lìngrén  ―  to make someone (do something); to make people [with adjective]

4. (historical) governor; magistrate (official title)
5. (literary, or in compounds) good; excellent

   • 令問笑談，非錢不發。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     令问笑谈，非钱不发。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 錢神論, by 魯褒 of the Western Jin dynasty

     Lìngwèn xiàotán, fēi qián bù fā. [Pinyin]

     Kind greetings, laughing while talking; these do not happen without money.

   • 于時、初春令月、氣淑風和、梅披鏡前之粉、蘭薰珮後之香。 [MSC, trad.]
     于时、初春令月、气淑风和、梅披镜前之粉、兰薰佩后之香。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: c. 759 CE, Man’yōshū

     Yú shí, chūchūn lìngyuè, qì shū fēng hé, méi pī jìng qián zhī fěn, lán xūn pèi hòu zhī xiāng. [Pinyin]

     It was in new spring, in a fair month,
     When the air was clear and the wind a gentle breeze.
     Plum flowers blossomed a beauty's charming white
     And the fragrance of the orchids was their sweet perfume.

6. (literary, or in compounds) time; season
7. (literary, or in compounds) drinker's wager game; drinking game
8. (respectful) your

   令尊  ―  lìngzūn  ―  your father

   令嬡／令嫒  ―  lìng'ài  ―  your daughter

9. (poetry) short for 小令 (“ditty”)
10. a surname

• (to order):

• (order):

• (to cause): 使 (shǐ), 讓／让 (ràng), (Cantonese) 令到 (ling6 dou3), 搞到 (gaau2 dou3)
• (season):

• (drinker's wager game): 酒令 (jiǔlìng)

trad.		令
simp. #		令

令

1. used in 令狐 (Línghú)
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 令利
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 令俜
4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 令星
5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 脊令
6. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 瓴 (líng).

trad.		令
simp. #		令

Borrowed from English ream.

令

1. Classifier for reams of paper.

   两令新闻纸  ―  liǎng lìng xīnwénzhǐ  ―  two reams of newsprint

   一令牛皮纸  ―  yī lìng niúpízhǐ  ―  two reams of brown paper

trad.		令
simp. #		令

令

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 令居 (“ancient county in modern Gansu”)

For pronunciation and definitions of 令 – see 齡 (“age; length of time; duration; etc.”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 齡).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

trad.		令
simp. #		令
alternative forms		炩

令

1. (Cantonese) glossy; smooth and shiny

• Kleeman, J. (2010). 令 in Oxford Chinese Dictionary C-E, 1st ed (Yu, H. ed.). Oxford University Press & Foreign Language & Research Press. ISBN: 978-0199207619

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

• Go-on: りょう (ryō)^{←りやう (ryau, historical)}
• Kan-on: れい (rei, Jōyō)
• Kun: しむ (shimu, 令む)
• Nanori: おさ (osa)^{←をさ (wosa, historical)}、なり (nari)、のり (nori)、はる (haru)、よし (yoshi)

Kanji in this term
令
れい Grade: 4
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 令 (MC ljeng), 令 (MC ljengH), or 令 (MC lengH).

• (Tokyo) れー [réꜜè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ː]

令(れい) • (rei) 

1. an order, command, decree

   Synonyms: 言い付け (iitsuke), 命令 (meirei)

2. (historical) in ancient China, a regional governor or magistrate
3. (historical) in the early Meiji period, the forerunner of a 知事 (chiji, “prefectural governor”)
4. (historical) in the Kamakura period, the vice-minister of the 政所 (mandokoro, “office of financial affairs”)
5. (historical) under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   Synonym: 坊令 (bōrei)

6. (rare, law, historical) an administrative and civil code developed during the Qin dynasty that was, alongside the 律 (ritsu), spread throughout East Asia especially Japan where it was further revised into the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system

令(れい) • (rei) 

1. act, law, ordinance, rule
2. law, ordinance, regulation
3. (historical) high-ranking official or magistrate
4. (obsolete) admonition, teaching
5. (rare) beautiful, excellent, fine, good
6. honorific prefix added before a term of kinship to show respect to someone else's relative

• 令和(れいわ) (Reiwa): the Reiwa era
• 生(しょう)類(るい)憐(あわれ)みの令(れい) (Shōrui Awaremi no Rei)

令(れい) • (Rei) 

1. a female given name

Kanji in this term
令
りょう Grade: 4
goon

/rjau/ → /rjɔː/ → /rjoː/

From Middle Chinese 令 (MC ljeng), 令 (MC ljengH), or 令 (MC lengH).

• (Tokyo) りょー [ryóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ː]

令(りょう) • (ryō) ^{←りやう (ryau)?}

1. (law, historical) an administrative and civil code developed during the Qin dynasty that was, alongside the 律 (ritsu), spread throughout East Asia especially Japan where it was further revised into the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system

• 令(りょうの)義解(ぎげ) (Ryō no Gige)

令(りょう) • (ryō) ^{←りやう (ryau)?}

1. order, command, decree
2. law, ordinance, rule

令(りょう) • (Ryō) ^{←りやう (Ryau)?}

1. a female given name

“to cause; to order; etc.”

From Middle Chinese 令 (MC ljeng).

“an order; a command”

From Middle Chinese 令 (MC ljengH).

• (initial position)
  • (an order; to cause; to order; etc.):
    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [영]
  • (in 영감 (令監, yeonggam)):
    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jɘ(ː)ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
• (non-initial position)
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [령]

Wikisource

令 (eumhun 하여금 령 (hayeogeum ryeong), word-initial (South Korea) 하여금 영 (hayeogeum yeong))

1. hanja form^? of 령/영 (“an order; a command”)
2. hanja form^? of 령/영 (“to cause; to allow”)
3. hanja form^? of 령/영 (“to order; to command”)

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]

令: Hán Nôm readings: lệnh, linh, lanh, lành, lênh, lình, liệng, lịnh, loanh

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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