令
lìng
to order
to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem
a picture of 令 → a person receiving a command from above
令 originally depicted a person kneeling beneath a commanding figure giving orders — authority flows downward from above. The single 人 component grounds the character in human hierarchy and the act of commanding.
这个消息令他非常高兴。
zhè ge xiāo xi lìng tā fēi cháng gāo xìng。
This news made him very happy.
黑暗的环境令人感到不安。
hēi àn de huán jìng lìng rén gǎn dào bù ān。
A dark environment makes people feel uneasy.
Words with 令
令人振奋
lìng rén zhèn fèn
inspiring
时令
shí lìng
season
令牌环网
lìng pái huán wǎng
token ring network
令状
lìng zhuàng
writ
令狐
líng hú
old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2 yi1 Xian4], Shanxi)
判令
pàn lìng
decree
逐客令
zhú kè lìng
the First Emperor's order to expel foreigners
通缉令
tōng jī lìng
order for arrest
达令
dá lìng
Darling (name)
违令
wéi lìng
to disobey
遵令
zūn lìng
to obey orders
酒令
jiǔ lìng
wine-drinking game