Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 令


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Meaning

to order, to command, warrant

Pronunciation

lìng

Explanation

Top: lid , below: bent person

Mnemonic

A lid on the bent person: That's the order.

Radicals

person(everybody)
order, command
bent person((Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting , sitting cross-legged ,lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled , bending, slumped or husband ))
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Vocabulary

总司令 zǒng sī lìng commander-in-chief; top military commander for a country or theater of operations
敕令 chì lìng Imperial order or edict (old)
剃发令 tì fà lìng the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646
诏令 zhào lìng imperial order
下令 xià lìng to give an order; to command
法令 fǎ lìng decree; ordinance
令人 lìng rén to cause sb (to do); to make one (feel sth); (used in constructing words for feelings such as anger, surprise, sympathy etc)
司令 sī lìng commanding officer
指令 zhǐ lìng order; command; instruction
命令 mìng lìng order; command

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