军令 (jūn líng) — military order

Definition

noun
military order
Measure word · 道

Examples

  • 军令。
    Měi gè shì bīng dōu bì xū fú cóng jūn líng.
    Every soldier must obey military orders.
  • 军令。
    Tā jiē dào jūn líng hòu lì kè chū fā le.
    He set off immediately after receiving the military order.
  • 军令。
    Wéi fǎn jūn líng huì shòu dào yán lì chéng fá.
    Violating a military order will result in severe punishment.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

军jūnarmy/military
令lìngorder

军 army/military specifies whose 令 order it is.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart; chariot
  • 勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

Open 军 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 亼亼jí
  • 卩卩jié

In 令, the upper 亼 is an open mouth and the lower 卩 is a kneeling person, together showing someone giving orders.

Open 令 →

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