号令 (hào lìng) — verbal command, order

Definition

A formal, authoritative command, typically from a leader or authority. In context, it can be used as a verb meaning to issue such a command (e.g., 号令三军, 'to command the armed forces').

noun
verbal commandorder
Measure word · 道

Examples

  • 号令，。
    Jiāng jūn yī shēng hào lìng, shì bīng men lì kè qián jìn.
    At the general's command, the soldiers immediately advanced.
  • ，号令。
    Bǐ sài kāi shǐ qián, cái pàn fā chū le míng què de hào lìng.
    Before the game started, the referee gave a clear order.
  • 号令。
    Tā kào yán gé de hào lìng guǎn lǐ zhěng gè tuán duì.
    He relies on strict commands to manage the entire team.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

号hàocommand
令lìngorder

号 and 令 both mean command or order, reinforcing the sense of an order.

Characters in this word

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

  • 口口kǒumouth
  • 丂丂kǎoexhaled air; a tiger's cry

The shape 号 comes from 口, a mouth, and 丂, exhaled air or a tiger's cry.

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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.

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