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Líng

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Líng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Líng | Ling2
English translation
see 令狐 Líng hú [Líng hú]
see 脊令 jí líng [jí líng]
classifier for a ream of paper
to order
to command
an order
warrant
writ
to cause
to make sth happen
virtuous
honorific title
season
government position (old)
command, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to cause

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About Líng

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

Líng

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A person kneeling before a master rén

Etymology of Líng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

rén

Explanation

Depicts a person ( jié ) receiving commands from a mouth ( kǒu ) above them. Originally Líng and mìng were variations of the same character.

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Example sentences using Líng

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de 甜言蜜语 tián yán mì yǔ Líng 如梦如 chī .

His sweet talk made her dreamy.

chūn huí 大地 dà dì , 万物 wàn wù 复苏 fù sū shì 令人 lìng rén 异常 yìcháng 喜悦 xǐyuè de Duàn 时光 shíguāng .

The return of spring, and the revivification of nature, is a period hailed with uncommon delight.

外面 wài miàn xià zhāo 毛毛细雨, 天气 tiānqì yòu Lěng yòu 湿 shī ,令人 lìng rén 难受 nánshòu .

It was drizzling, and miserably cold and damp.

Wén dào zhè 令人 lìng rén 作呕 zuò ǒu de 气味 qìwèi ,皱眉 zhòu méi é .

He screwed up his face at the nasty smell.

yǎn de 白光 Líng jǐn 双眼 shuāng yǎn .

The harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes.

Words with Líng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Líng to order Líng
命令 mìnglìng order命令 mìnglìng
令人 lìng rén to cause one (to do sth)令人 lìng rén
指令 zhǐlìng order指令 zhǐlìng
下令 xià lìng to command下令 xià lìng
责令 zé lìng to order責令
司令 sīlìng commanding officer司令 sīlìng
司令部 sī lìng bù headquarters司令部 sī lìng bù
法令 fǎ lìng decree法令 fǎ lìng
禁令 jìn lìng ban禁令 jìn lìng
夏令营 xiàlìngyíng summer camp夏令營
口令 kǒu lìng oral command口令 kǒu lìng
总司令 zǒng sī lìng commander-in-chief總司令
发号施令 fā hào shī lìng to boss people around (idiom)發號施令
司令官 sī lìng guān commander司令官 sī lìng guān
勒令 lè lìng to order勒令 lè lìng
司令员 sī lìng yuán commander司令員
号令 hào lìng an order (esp. army)號令
令尊 lìng zūn Your esteemed father (honorific)令尊 lìng zūn
令人发指 lìng rén fà zhǐ to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles令人髮指
传令 chuán lìng to transmit an order傳令
先令 xiān lìng shilling (loanword)先令 xiān lìng

Líng Decomposition & Compounds

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Líng Decomposition

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Líng Compounds

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  • Líng
    • Lěng
    • líng
      • , líng ,
    • lǐng
    • lǐng , lián , lín , líng , líng , líng , líng , líng , lǐng , líng , līn , líng , líng , líng , lìng , līng , líng , líng , líng , líng , líng , líng , líng , líng , líng , líng , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , líng , , , , 魿, líng ,
    • líng
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