令 (lìng) — (verb) to cause, to make; used in the pattern 令+人+adjective/verb; (noun) order, decree, command
Definition
As a verb, 令 (lìng) means 'to cause / to make' in the pattern 令+人+adj/verb, more literary than 让. As a noun, it means 'order, decree' — less common than 命令. Compare 下令 (to give an order).
verb
to causeto makeused in the pattern 令+人+adjective/verb
noun
orderdecreecommand
Examples
- 。Tā de huà lìng rén fēi cháng gǎn dòng.His words moved people deeply.
- 。Wǒ men jiē dào le xué xiào de mìng lìng.We received the school's order.
- 令。Zhè cì shī bài lìng tā gèng jiā nǔ lì le.This failure made him work even harder.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo 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.
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