条令 (tiáo líng) — regulations; rules and directives (esp. military or organizational)

Definition

noun
regulationsrules and directives (esp. military or organizational)
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 条令。
    Suǒ yǒu shì bīng dōu bì xū zūn shǒu jūn shì tiáo líng.
    All soldiers must follow military regulations.
  • 条令。
    Xīn bān bù de tiáo líng míng què le yuán gōng de xíng wéi guī fàn.
    The newly issued regulations clarify employee conduct standards.
  • 条令。
    Wéi fǎn tiáo líng huì shòu dào yán lì de chǔ fá.
    Violating the regulations will result in severe punishment.

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.

条tiáorule
令lìngorder

条 and 令 are parallel ideas of rules and orders, together meaning regulations.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 條; 条 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
攸
攸yōu條tiáo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 條 pairs 木, a small branch or stick, with 攸, which shows a person warned by a hand holding a stick, as a sound part; 条 is a later shortened shape.

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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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