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令

See also: 今 and 命
令 U+4EE4, 令
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4EE4
← 代
[U+4EE3] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 以 →
[U+4EE5]
令 U+F9A8, 令
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F9A8
← 獵
[U+F9A7] 		CJK Compatibility Ideographs 囹 →
[U+F9A9]

Translingual

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Traditional 令
Simplified 令
Japanese 令
Korean 令

Han character

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令 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 人戈弓戈 (OINI), four-corner 80307, composition ⿱亽龴(G) or ⿱亼龴(HTV) or ⿱亼𰆊(JK))

Derived characters

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Stroke order
Traditional or simplified
 
Japanese or Korean
 

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 93, character 12
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 387
  • Dae Jaweon: page 198, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 111, character 10
  • Unihan data for U+4EE4

Chinese

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trad. 令
simp. # 令

Glyph origin

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Historical forms of the character 令
Shang Western Zhou Spring and Autumn Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
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References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Characters in the same phonetic series (令) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
令 *ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs
怜 *riːn, *reːŋ
零 *riːŋ, *reːŋ, *reːŋs
魿 *ɡriŋ, *reːŋ
命 *mreŋs
冷 *raːŋʔ, *reːŋ, *reːŋʔ
跉 *reŋ, *reːŋ
嶺 *reŋʔ
領 *reŋʔ
阾 *reŋʔ, *reːŋ
柃 *reŋʔ, *reːŋ
袊 *reŋʔ
詅 *reŋs, *reːŋ
旍 *ʔsleŋ
舲 *reːŋ
齡 *reːŋ
囹 *reːŋ
鴒 *reːŋ
蛉 *reːŋ
鈴 *reːŋ
苓 *reːŋ
伶 *reːŋ
泠 *reːŋ
瓴 *reːŋ
拎 *reːŋ
刢 *reːŋ
玲 *reːŋ
聆 *reːŋ
竛 *reːŋ
軨 *reːŋ
笭 *reːŋ, *reːŋʔ
翎 *reːŋ
閝 *reːŋ
鹷 *reːŋ
昤 *reːŋ
駖 *reːŋ
彾 *reːŋ
呤 *reːŋ
狑 *reːŋ
秢 *reːŋ
岭 *reːŋ
紷 *reːŋ
砱 *reːŋ
羚 *reːŋ
姈 *reːŋ
蕶 *reːŋ
澪 *reːŋ

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 亼 + 卩. The upper part is an open mouth to convey the idea of giving orders, while the bottom part is a kneeling man. Compare 兄, in which an open mouth on top of the character conveys the same idea of giving orders.

Etymology 1

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Usually thought to be related to 命 (OC *mreŋs, “order”) (Schuessler, 2007). As a surname, 令 has many origins, one of them is 令狐 (Línghú).

Pronunciation

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  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 令
Mandarin Beijing /liŋ⁵¹/
Harbin /liŋ⁵³/
Tianjin /liŋ⁵³/
Jinan /liŋ²¹/
Qingdao /liŋ⁴²/
Zhengzhou /liŋ³¹²/
Xi'an /liŋ⁴⁴/
Xining /liə̃²¹³/
Yinchuan /liŋ¹³/
Lanzhou /lĩn¹³/
Ürümqi /liŋ²¹³/
Wuhan /nin³⁵/
Chengdu /nin¹³/
Guiyang /nin²¹³/
Kunming /lĩ¹/
Nanjing /lin⁴⁴/
Hefei /lin⁵³/
Jin Taiyuan /liəŋ⁴⁵/
Pingyao /liŋ³⁵/
Hohhot /lĩŋ⁵⁵/
Wu Shanghai /liŋ²³/
Suzhou /lin³¹/
Hangzhou /lin¹³/
Wenzhou /leŋ²²/
Hui Shexian /liʌ̃³¹/
Tunxi /lɛ¹¹/
Xiang Changsha /lin⁵⁵/
Xiangtan /nin⁵⁵/
Gan Nanchang /lin²¹/
Hakka Meixian /lin⁵³/
Taoyuan /lin⁵⁵/
Cantonese Guangzhou /leŋ²²/
Nanning /leŋ²²/
Hong Kong /liŋ²²/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /liŋ³⁵/
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /lɛiŋ²⁴²/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /leiŋ⁴⁴/
Shantou (Teochew) /leŋ³⁵/
Haikou (Hainanese) /leŋ³³/ 使～(俗)
Rime
Character 令 令 令
Reading # 2/5 4/5 5/5
Initial (聲) 來 (37) 來 (37) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 清 (121) 清 (121) 青 (125)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division (等) III III IV
Fanqie 呂貞切 力政切 郎定切
Baxter ljeng ljengH lengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/liᴇŋ/ /liᴇŋH/ /leŋH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/liɛŋ/ /liɛŋH/ /leŋH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/liæŋ/ /liæŋH/ /lɛŋH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/liajŋ/ /liajŋH/ /lɛjŋH/
Li
Rong 		/liɛŋ/ /liɛŋH/ /leŋH/
Wang
Li 		/lĭɛŋ/ /lĭɛŋH/ /lieŋH/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/li̯ɛŋ/ /li̯ɛŋH/ /lieŋH/
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Mandarin
Reflex 		líng lìng lìng
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Cantonese
Reflex 		ling4 ling6 ling6
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 令 令
Reading # 2/3 3/3
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		líng lìng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ ljeng › ‹ ljengH ›
Old
Chinese 		/*riŋ/ /*riŋ-s/
English send (a person) issue a command

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 令 令 令
Reading # 2/5 3/5 5/5
No. 8277 8284 8332
Phonetic
component 		令 令 令
Rime
group 		耕 耕 耕
Rime
subdivision 		0 0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		跉 令 零
Old
Chinese 		/*reŋ/ /*reŋs/ /*reːŋs/

Definitions

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令

  1. to order; to command
  2. order; command; directive
  3. to make (someone do something); to cause; to allow
    令人  ―  lìngrén  ―  to make someone (do something); to make people [+ adjective]
  4. (historical) governor; magistrate (official title)
  5. (literary, or in compounds) good; excellent
  6. (literary, or in compounds) time; season
  7. (literary, or in compounds) drinker's wager game; drinking game
  8. (respectful) your
    令尊  ―  lìngzūn  ―  your father
    令嬡／令嫒  ―  lìng'ài  ―  your daughter
  9. (poetry) Short for 小令 (“ditty”).
  10. a surname
Synonyms
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  • (to order):
  • (order):
  • (to cause): 使 (shǐ), 讓／让 (ràng), (Cantonese) 令到 (ling6 dou3), 搞到 (gaau2 dou3)
  • (season):
  • (drinker's wager game): 酒令 (jiǔlìng)
Descendants
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Sino-Xenic (令):
  • → Japanese: 令(りょう) (ryō); 令(れい) (rei)
  • → Vietnamese: lệnh (令), lành (令)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Rime
Character 令
Reading # 3/5
Initial (聲) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 青 (125)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) IV
Fanqie 郎丁切
Baxter leng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/leŋ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/leŋ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/lɛŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/lɛjŋ/
Li
Rong 		/leŋ/
Wang
Li 		/lieŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/lieŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		líng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		ling4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 令
Reading # 1/3
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		líng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ leng ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[r]ˁiŋ/
English 脊令 tsjek.leng (a kind of water bird)

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 令
Reading # 4/5
No. 8306
Phonetic
component 		令
Rime
group 		耕
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		靈
Old
Chinese 		/*reːŋ/

Definitions

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令

  1. Used in 令狐 (Línghú).
  2. † Used in 令利.
  3. † Used in 令俜.
  4. † Used in 令星.
  5. † Used in 脊令.
  6. † Original form of 瓴 (líng).

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from English ream.

Pronunciation

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令

  1. Classifier for reams of paper.

Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

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Rime
Character 令
Reading # 1/5
Initial (聲) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 仙 (77)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 力延切
Baxter ljen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/liᴇn/
Pan
Wuyun 		/liɛn/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ljæn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/lian/
Li
Rong 		/liɛn/
Wang
Li 		/lĭɛn/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/li̯ɛn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		lián
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		lin4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 令
Reading # 1/5
No. 8271
Phonetic
component 		令
Rime
group 		元
Rime
subdivision 		2
Corresponding
MC rime 		連
Old
Chinese 		/*ren/

Definitions

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令

  1. † Only used in 令居 (“ancient county in modern Gansu”).

Etymology 5

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For pronunciation and definitions of 令 – see 齡 (“age; length of time; duration; etc.”).
(This character is the second-round simplified form of 齡).
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Compounds

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Kanji

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令

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

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Compounds

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Compounds

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
令
れい
Grade: 4
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 令 (MC ljeng), 令 (MC ljengH), or 令 (MC lengH).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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令(れい) • (rei) 

  1. an order, command, decree
    Synonyms: 言い付け (iitsuke), 命令 (meirei)
  2. (historical) in ancient China, a regional governor or magistrate
  3. (historical) in the early Meiji period, the forerunner of a 知事 (chiji, “prefectural governor”)
  4. (historical) in the Kamakura period, the vice-minister of the 政所 (mandokoro, “office of financial affairs”)
  5. (historical) under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    Synonym: 坊令 (bōrei)
  6. (rare, law, historical) an administrative and civil code developed during the Qin dynasty that was, alongside the 律 (ritsu), spread throughout East Asia especially Japan where it was further revised into the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system

Affix

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令(れい) • (rei) 

  1. act, law, ordinance, rule
  2. law, ordinance, regulation
  3. (historical) high-ranking official or magistrate
  4. (obsolete) admonition, teaching
  5. (rare) beautiful, excellent, fine, good
  6. honorific prefix added before a term of kinship to show respect to someone else's relative
Derived terms
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Proper noun

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令(れい) • (Rei) 

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
令
りょう
Grade: 4
goon

/rjau/ → /rjɔː/ → /rjoː/

From Middle Chinese 令 (MC ljeng), 令 (MC ljengH), or 令 (MC lengH).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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令(りょう) • (ryō) ←りやう (ryau)?

  1. (law, historical) an administrative and civil code developed during the Qin dynasty that was, alongside the 律 (ritsu), spread throughout East Asia especially Japan where it was further revised into the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system
Derived terms
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Affix

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令(りょう) • (ryō) ←りやう (ryau)?

  1. order, command, decree
  2. law, ordinance, rule

Proper noun

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令(りょう) • (Ryō) ←りやう (Ryau)?

  1. a female given name

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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Etymology

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“to cause; to order; etc.”

From Middle Chinese 令 (MC ljeng).

Historical readings
“an order; a command”

From Middle Chinese 令 (MC ljengH).

Historical readings

Pronunciation

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  • (initial position)
    • (an order; to cause; to order; etc.):
    • (in 영감 (令監, yeonggam)):
      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jɘ(ː)ŋ]
      • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
  • (non-initial position)

Hanja

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Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

Wikisource

令 (eumhun 하여금 령 (hayeogeum ryeong), word-initial (South Korea) 하여금 영 (hayeogeum yeong))

  1. hanja form? of [[령/영#Korean:_令|령/영]] (“an order; a command”)
  2. hanja form? of [[령/영#Korean:_令|령/영]] (“to cause; to allow”)
  3. hanja form? of [[령/영#Korean:_令|령/영]] (“to order; to command”)

Compounds

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Compounds

References

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  • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]

Vietnamese

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Han character

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令: Hán Nôm readings: lệnh, linh, lanh, lành, lênh, lình, liệng, lịnh, loanh

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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