令
This component represents command · Character component
This component represents command, order, or decree.
Originally depicted a person kneeling under a roof or canopy, representing someone receiving orders from authority. The top part shows the covering or authority, while the bottom shows the person in a submissive position.
令 at a glance
- Meaning
- This component represents command
- Strokes
- 5
- Characters
- 28
- Role
- Contributes sound
Characters with 令 (24 of 28)
HSK 1 · 2
HSK 3 · 1
HSK 5 · 2
HSK 6 · 1
Beyond HSK · 15
拎līn · to lift up; to carry in one's hand囹líng · used in 囹圄[ling2 yu3]泠líng · sound of water flowing苓líng · fungus岭líng · used in 岭巆|岭𫶕[ling2 ying2]呤líng · used in 呤呤[ling2 ling2]柃líng · Eurya japonica玲líng · (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑)瓴líng · concave channels of tiling鸰líng · used in 鶺鴒|鹡鸰[ji2 ling2]羚líng · antelope翎líng · tail feathers聆líng · (literary) to hear; to listen舲líng · small boat with windows蛉líng · sandfly
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 令 mean?
令 means "This component represents command". In the characters that contain it, it contributes sound.
How many Chinese characters contain 令?
28 characters in this dictionary contain 令, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.
How many strokes does 令 have?
令 is written in 5 strokes.