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]

Traditional	令
Simplified	令
Japanese	令
Korean	令

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

trad.		令
simp. #		令

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).

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 [+ 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)

令

1. Used in 令狐 (Línghú).
2. ^† Used in 令利.
3. ^† Used in 令俜.
4. ^† Used in 令星.
5. ^† Used in 脊令.
6. ^† Original form of 瓴 (líng).

Borrowed from English ream.

令

1. Classifier for reams of paper.

令

1. ^† 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.

(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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