令

líng, lǐng, lìng

to order; to command; to cause; to make; order; command; decree; season; (honorific) your; (líng) used in 令狐 (a surname)

Radical: 人 HSK 5 v, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

令 decomposes into the following components:

人

Words containing 令

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 令.

下令
xià lìng
to give an order
令亲
lìng qīn
Your esteemed parent (honorific)
令人
lìng rén
to cause sb (to do)
令兄
lìng xiōng
Your esteemed older brother (honorific)
令吉
lìng jí
令名
lìng míng
good name
令和
lìng hé
令堂
lìng táng
(honorific) your mother
令嫒
lìng ài
令尊
lìng zūn
Your esteemed father (honorific)
令弟
lìng dì
honorable little brother
令慈
lìng cí
Your esteemed mother (honorific)

Related characters (radical 人)

Characters that share the radical 人.

人 亼 亾 仄 今 介 仌 从 仑 仓 仝 以 企 众 会 伞 佘 余 佥 來 侌 侖 俎 俞

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