令
Meanings
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- 1.to order
- 2.to command
- 3.an order
- 4.warrant
- 5.writ
- 6.to cause
- 7.to make sth happen
- 8.virtuous
- 9.honorific title
- 10.season
- 11.government position (old)
- 12.type of short song or poem
- 1.classifier for a ream of paper
- 1.used in 脊令[jí líng]
- 2.used in 令狐[Líng hú] (Taiwan pr. [lìng])
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Wiktionary
- 1.to order; to command
- 2.order; command; directive
- 3.to make (someone do something); to cause; to allow
- 4.governor; magistrate (official title)
- 5.good; excellent
- 6.time; season
- 7.drinker's wager game; drinking game
- 8.your
- 9.a surname
- 10.used in 令狐 (Línghú)
- 11.used in 令利
- 12.used in 令俜
- 13.used in 令星
- 14.used in 脊令
- 15.Original form of 瓴 (líng).
- 16.Classifier for reams of paper.
- 17.only used in 令居 (“ancient county in modern Gansu”)
- 18.glossy; smooth and shiny
- 19.age
- 20.length of time; duration
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Etymology
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. 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).
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Components
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Example sentences
它令您快乐吗？
Does it please you?
她发现这有点令她不快。
She finds it a little distasteful.
令我驚訝的是，門沒上鎖。
To my surprise, the door was unlocked.
令我惊讶的是，我的钱没了。
To my astonishment, my money was gone.
令我非常伤心的是她考砸了。
She failed the examination and I was greatly disappointed.
令我吃惊的是，他很容易就想出了一个方案。
To my surprise, he easily came up with a plan.
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